Ted Buckley
Melbourne
AFL career
38 games3 goals
- Debut
- R5 1937 v COL22 May 1937
- Most recent
- R17 1939 v SME19 Aug 1939
Stats
Bio
Recruited from Ormond Amateurs, Ted Buckley quickly secured a place in Melbourne's defensive unit during the club's ascent in the late 1930s. A solid and dependable full-back, Buckley provided a steadying influence in the backline, culminating in his selection for the 1939 Grand Final where he helped restrict Collingwood to a losing score. That premiership triumph proved to be his final VFL appearance, as he enlisted in the RAAF shortly after the season concluded. Tragically, Buckley's career and life were cut short when he was killed in an air crash in New Guinea during World War II, immortalising him as one of the Demons' premiership heroes who made the ultimate sacrifice.
Profile
- Full name
- Ted T. Buckley
- Born
- 23 June 1912
- Died
- 04 Feb 1984 (aged 71y 226d)
- Height
- 177 cm
- Weight
- 72 kg
Teams
Bio
1 revisionRecruited from Ormond Amateurs, Ted Buckley quickly secured a place in Melbourne's defensive unit during the club's ascent in the late 1930s. A solid and dependable full-back, Buckley provided a steadying influence in the backline, culminating in his selection for the 1939 Grand Final where he helped restrict Collingwood to a losing score. That premiership triumph proved to be his final VFL appearance, as he enlisted in the RAAF shortly after the season concluded. Tragically, Buckley's career and life were cut short when he was killed in an air crash in New Guinea during World War II, immortalising him as one of the Demons' premiership heroes who made the ultimate sacrifice.