Ed Buckley
Melbourne
AFL career
3 games0 goals
- Debut
- R15 1915 v STK31 July 1915
- Most recent
- R17 1915 v ESS14 Aug 1915
Stats
Bio
Standing at an imposing 191cm—a massive frame for the era—Ed Buckley was a ruckman recruited from Brighton who managed a short-lived stint at the top level during the wartime 1915 season. After being cleared to the club mid-year, he finally broke into the senior side late in the campaign, using his significant height advantage to compete in the ruck for three consecutive matches. However, he was unable to hold his position for the major round, finding himself omitted from the lineup just prior to the finals. With Melbourne slipping into a lengthy recess due to the Great War immediately following the season, Buckley's opportunity to establish himself was lost, leaving his VFL career at just three games.
Profile
- Born
- 09 Feb 1889
- Died
- 20 Oct 1932 (aged 43y 254d)
- Birthplace
- Balnarring, VIC
- Deathplace
- Fitzroy, VIC
- Height
- 191 cm
- Weight
- 92 kg
Teams
Bio
1 revisionStanding at an imposing 191cm—a massive frame for the era—Ed Buckley was a ruckman recruited from Brighton who managed a short-lived stint at the top level during the wartime 1915 season. After being cleared to the club mid-year, he finally broke into the senior side late in the campaign, using his significant height advantage to compete in the ruck for three consecutive matches. However, he was unable to hold his position for the major round, finding himself omitted from the lineup just prior to the finals. With Melbourne slipping into a lengthy recess due to the Great War immediately following the season, Buckley's opportunity to establish himself was lost, leaving his VFL career at just three games.