In the 1860s, Greeves' grandmother Julie (née Anderson) was briefly engaged to Tom Wills, the famed cricketer and founder of Australian rules football. Historian Col Hutchinson noted that "If Tom Wills had married Julie, we wouldn't have had Carji Greeves".[1]
Greeves was given the nickname "Carji" as a baby by a friend of the family, the New South Wales golfer Michael Scott,[2] most likely after a character in A Country Girl, a popular musical play of the day.[3]
Greeves also attended The Geelong College after receiving his early education at the Struan Dam School, South of Lismore, Victoria, where he was a schoolmate of Geelong champion Reg Hickey.
Greeves played with the Geelong Football Club from 1923 to 1931 and wore jumper number 20.
Greeves was honoured with having the Geelong Football Club's best-and-fairest award named after him, the Carji Greeves Medal. In 1996, Greeves was inducted into the Australian Football Hall of Fame. He also won the first Brownlow Medal, the award given to the player deemed to be the "fairest and best." "Best" refers to the players being voted upon by officials for who was best on ground, and "fairest" means that the player did not serve a suspension during the competition.
Greeves represented Victoria in interstate matches seven times.
Post Footballedit
Greeves kicking prowess had him head hunted by college football club UCLA in 1928 as a kicking coach and he moved to the United States.[4] He would study at Stanford University, where he coached students there in Australian Rules.[5]
Since 2004, The 'Carji' Greeves Club is the name of the Football Parents' Support Club at The Geelong College.[7]
Referencesedit
^Critchley, Cheryl (12 June 2013). "The mad catter" 13 December 2013 at the Wayback Machine, The Weekly Review. Retrieved 11 December 2013.
^Ross, John (1999). The Australian Football Hall of Fame. Australia: HarperCollinsPublishers. p. 71. ISBN0-7322-6426-X.
^"Greeves, Edward Goderich (Carji) (1903–1963)". Australian Dictionary of Biography. National Centre of Biography, Australian National University.
^"Teams for America". Sporting Globe. No. 1014. Victoria, Australia. 27 April 1932. p. 8 (Edition2). Retrieved 30 September 2021 – via National Library of Australia.
^"Our Game in America". The Herald. No. 15, 996. Victoria, Australia. 24 August 1928. p. 15. Retrieved 6 October 2021 – via National Library of Australia.
^Austin, A. G., "Greeves, Edward Goderich (Carji) (1903–1963)", Australian Dictionary of Biography, Canberra: National Centre of Biography, Australian National University, retrieved 27 September 2021
^"CARJI GREEVES CLUB – Heritage Guide to The Geelong College". gnet.geelongcollege.vic.edu.au. Retrieved 27 September 2021.
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January 01, 1970
carji, greeves, edward, goderich, carji, greeves, november, 1903, april, 1963, australian, rules, footballer, played, geelong, football, club, victorian, football, league, known, australian, football, league, inaugural, brownlow, medal, 1924, awarded, player, . Edward Goderich Carji Greeves Jr 1 November 1903 15 April 1963 was an Australian rules footballer who played for the Geelong Football Club in the Victorian Football League VFL now known as the Australian Football League AFL He won the inaugural Brownlow Medal in 1924 awarded to the VFL AFL player adjudged fairest and best during the home and away season He is the son of Ted Greeves who also played with the Geelong Football Club Carji GreevesCarji GreevesPersonal informationFull nameEdward Goderich Greeves JuniorNickname s CarjiDate of birth 1903 11 01 1 November 1903Place of birthWarragul Victoria AustraliaDate of death15 April 1963 1963 04 15 aged 59 Place of deathArarat Victoria AustraliaOriginal team s Berrybank Geelong CollegeHeight175 cm 5 ft 9 in Weight76 kg 168 lb Position s MidfieldPlaying career1YearsClubGames Goals 1923 33Geelong124 17 1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1933 Career highlights2x VFL premiership player 1925 1931 Brownlow Medallist 1924 Geelong Team of the Century Inducted into the Australian Football Hall of FameSources AFL Tables AustralianFootball com Greeves is the namesake of the Carji Greeves Medal the Geelong Football Club s best and fairest award Contents 1 Family and personal life 2 VFL career 3 Post Football 4 References 5 External linksFamily and personal life editIn the 1860s Greeves grandmother Julie nee Anderson was briefly engaged to Tom Wills the famed cricketer and founder of Australian rules football Historian Col Hutchinson noted that If Tom Wills had married Julie we wouldn t have had Carji Greeves 1 Greeves was given the nickname Carji as a baby by a friend of the family the New South Wales golfer Michael Scott 2 most likely after a character in A Country Girl a popular musical play of the day 3 Greeves also attended The Geelong College after receiving his early education at the Struan Dam School South of Lismore Victoria where he was a schoolmate of Geelong champion Reg Hickey VFL career edit nbsp A sketch of Greeves by Len Reynolds 1930 Greeves played with the Geelong Football Club from 1923 to 1931 and wore jumper number 20 Greeves was honoured with having the Geelong Football Club s best and fairest award named after him the Carji Greeves Medal In 1996 Greeves was inducted into the Australian Football Hall of Fame He also won the first Brownlow Medal the award given to the player deemed to be the fairest and best Best refers to the players being voted upon by officials for who was best on ground and fairest means that the player did not serve a suspension during the competition Greeves represented Victoria in interstate matches seven times Post Football editGreeves kicking prowess had him head hunted by college football club UCLA in 1928 as a kicking coach and he moved to the United States 4 He would study at Stanford University where he coached students there in Australian Rules 5 From the 1930s Greeves suffered from pulmonary tuberculosis and emphysema He died on 15 April 1963 at the age of 59 6 Since 2004 The Carji Greeves Club is the name of the Football Parents Support Club at The Geelong College 7 References edit Critchley Cheryl 12 June 2013 The mad catter Archived 13 December 2013 at the Wayback Machine The Weekly Review Retrieved 11 December 2013 Ross John 1999 The Australian Football Hall of Fame Australia HarperCollinsPublishers p 71 ISBN 0 7322 6426 X Greeves Edward Goderich Carji 1903 1963 Australian Dictionary of Biography National Centre of Biography Australian National University Teams for America Sporting Globe No 1014 Victoria Australia 27 April 1932 p 8 Edition2 Retrieved 30 September 2021 via National Library of Australia Our Game in America The Herald No 15 996 Victoria Australia 24 August 1928 p 15 Retrieved 6 October 2021 via National Library of Australia Austin A G Greeves Edward Goderich Carji 1903 1963 Australian Dictionary of Biography Canberra National Centre of Biography Australian National University retrieved 27 September 2021 CARJI GREEVES CLUB Heritage Guide to The Geelong College gnet geelongcollege vic edu au Retrieved 27 September 2021 External links edit nbsp Wikimedia Commons has media related to Edward Greeves Jr AFL site Australian Football Hall of Fame Australian Dictionary of Biography Greeves Edward Goderich Carji 1903 1963 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Carji Greeves amp oldid 1168367441, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
