Eddie Byers
Melbourne
AFL career
20 games0 goals
- Debut
- R1 1898 v STK14 May 1898
- Most recent
- R14 1900 v CAR18 Aug 1900
Stats
Bio
Arriving at the Melbourne Football Club from Hawthorn in the Victorian Junior Football Association, Eddie Byers was a dour defender whose primary role was to nullify opposition attacks rather than generate play. He established himself in the senior lineup during the 1898 season but struggled to maintain a permanent place in the side, resulting in a career that saw him drift in and out of the starting eighteen. Despite featuring for the Redlegs during their historic 1900 campaign, Byers was omitted from the premiership team that famously upset Fitzroy in the Grand Final, leaving him as a squad member who contributed to the season's foundations without sharing in the ultimate on-field glory of the flag.
Profile
- Born
- 10 Feb 1875
- Died
- 23 Feb 1949 (aged 74y 13d)
- Birthplace
- Melbourne, VIC
- Deathplace
- Chatswood, NSW
Teams
Family
- Brother:Bobby Byers
Bio
1 revisionArriving at the Melbourne Football Club from Hawthorn in the Victorian Junior Football Association, Eddie Byers was a dour defender whose primary role was to nullify opposition attacks rather than generate play. He established himself in the senior lineup during the 1898 season but struggled to maintain a permanent place in the side, resulting in a career that saw him drift in and out of the starting eighteen. Despite featuring for the Redlegs during their historic 1900 campaign, Byers was omitted from the premiership team that famously upset Fitzroy in the Grand Final, leaving him as a squad member who contributed to the season's foundations without sharing in the ultimate on-field glory of the flag.