The sixth of the seven children of Peter Henry Freyer (1869-1945),[1] and Mary Freyer (1871-1928), née Suffolk,[2] Edward Laurence Freyer was born at Port Melbourne, Victoria on 20 May 1910.
He married Elsie Olivia Holmes (1911-2001) in 1930.
His brother, Bill Freyer, played VFL football with South Melbourne and Footscray in the mid-1920s, and his son, Robert Alan Freyer (1937-2011), played for Port Melbourne in the VFA between 1958 and 1965.[3]
Footballedit
Essendon (VFL)edit
Freyer usually played in the forward pocket and topped Essendon's goalkicking in consecutive seasons from 1931 until 1934 and again in 1936.
He kicked 12 goals in one match in 1935 — he kicked 12.1 (73) against Melbourne, at the MCG, on 27 April 1935[4] — 8 goals once (1934), 7 goals four times (1931, 1934, 1935, and 1937), and 6 goals seven times (1931 (twice), 1933, 1936 (3 times), and 1937).
Port Melbourne (VFA)edit
In 1938, Freyer transferred Port Melbourne in the VFA without a clearance, at the start of the VFA's throw-pass era. He was a prolific goalkicker at Port Melbourne, and in 84 games managed 464 goals. In 1940, Freyer kicked 157 goals for Port, including 12 goals in the second semi-final and the Grand Final, to lead the VFA goalkicking for the season.
freyer, edward, laurence, freyer, 1910, april, 1984, australian, rules, footballer, played, with, essendon, during, 1930s, personal, informationfull, nameedward, laurence, freyernickname, nipperdate, birth, 1910, 1910place, birthport, melbourne, victoriadate, . Edward Laurence Freyer 20 May 1910 22 April 1984 was an Australian rules footballer who played with Essendon in the VFL during the 1930s Ted FreyerPersonal informationFull nameEdward Laurence FreyerNickname s NipperDate of birth 1910 05 20 20 May 1910Place of birthPort Melbourne VictoriaDate of death22 May 1984 1984 05 22 aged 74 Place of deathSmeaton VictoriaOriginal team s Port Melbourne VFA Height185 cm 6 ft 1 in Weight76 kg 168 lb Playing career1YearsClubGames Goals 1928 1929 1938 1941 amp 1945Port Melbourne0 83 463 1929 1937Essendon124 372 1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1945 Career highlights2x VFA leading goalkicker 1938 1940 5x Essendon leading goalkicker 1931 1932 1933 1934 1936 Essendon Most Serviceable Player 1934Sources AFL Tables AustralianFootball com Contents 1 Family 2 Football 2 1 Essendon VFL 2 2 Port Melbourne VFA 3 Military service 4 Death 5 Notes 6 References 7 External linksFamily editThe sixth of the seven children of Peter Henry Freyer 1869 1945 1 and Mary Freyer 1871 1928 nee Suffolk 2 Edward Laurence Freyer was born at Port Melbourne Victoria on 20 May 1910 He married Elsie Olivia Holmes 1911 2001 in 1930 His brother Bill Freyer played VFL football with South Melbourne and Footscray in the mid 1920s and his son Robert Alan Freyer 1937 2011 played for Port Melbourne in the VFA between 1958 and 1965 3 Football editEssendon VFL edit Freyer usually played in the forward pocket and topped Essendon s goalkicking in consecutive seasons from 1931 until 1934 and again in 1936 He kicked 12 goals in one match in 1935 he kicked 12 1 73 against Melbourne at the MCG on 27 April 1935 4 8 goals once 1934 7 goals four times 1931 1934 1935 and 1937 and 6 goals seven times 1931 twice 1933 1936 3 times and 1937 Port Melbourne VFA edit In 1938 Freyer transferred Port Melbourne in the VFA without a clearance at the start of the VFA s throw pass era He was a prolific goalkicker at Port Melbourne and in 84 games managed 464 goals In 1940 Freyer kicked 157 goals for Port including 12 goals in the second semi final and the Grand Final to lead the VFA goalkicking for the season Military service editHe served with the Australian Army in New Guinea in World War Two Death editHe died at Smeaton Victoria on 22 April 1984 Notes edit Deaths Freyer The Melbourne Herald Saturday 26 May 1945 p 4 Deaths Freyer The Argus Thursday 15 November 1928 p 1 Rob Freyer at The VFA Project Essendon Outpace Melbourne Freyer s Remarkable Accuracy at Goal Front The Age Monday 29 April 1935 p 4 References editMaplestone M Flying Higher History of the Essendon Football Club 1872 1996 Essendon Football Club Melbourne 1996 ISBN 0 9591740 2 8 World War Two Nominal Roll Private Edward Lawrence sic Freyer VX126742 Department of Veterans Affairs B883 VX126742 World War Two Service Record Private Edward Lawrence sic Freyer VX126742 National Archives of Australia External links editTed Freyer s playing statistics from AFL Tables Ted Freyer at AustralianFootball com Ted Fryer at The VFA Project nbsp This Australian rules football biography of a person born in 1910 is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Ted Freyer amp oldid 1220327345, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
