Ted Pool

Herbert Edwin "Ted" Pool (9 November 1905 – 11 February 1975) was an Australian rules footballer who played with Hawthorn in the Victorian Football League (VFL).

Herbert Edwin "Ted" Pool (9 November 1905 – 11 February 1975) was an Australian rules footballer who played with Hawthorn in the Victorian Football League (VFL). ==Family== The son of William James Pool (1882-1934), and Harriet Jane Pool (1885-1962), née George, Herbert Edwin Pool was born at Boulder, Western Australia on 9 November 1905. He married Thelma Marjorie Batten (1910-1989), one of twins, on 28 March 1934. ==Football== ===Hawthorn (VFL)=== Pool was a rover, and by playing 200 games of VFL football he became the first West Australian-born player to reach that milestone. Despite his ability, playing for Victoria seven times, Hawthorn were a very poor team during his career. Pool is (as of 2014) one of only five players in the AFL/VFL to play 200 games or more without playing a final (the others are Steve Smith and Gary Hardeman of Melbourne and Geoff Cunningham and Trevor Barker of St. Kilda). ===Camberwell (VFA)=== Pool played 10 games at the age of 33 with the Camberwell Football club in 1939. ==Death== Ted Pool died at Glen Iris on 11 February 1975 and is buried at Fawkner Memorial Park. ==Honours and achievements== Hawthorn leading goalkicker: 1933 Hawthorn Hall of Fame Hawthorn life member ==See also== 1927 Melbourne Carnival ==Footnotes== ==References== Holmesby, Russell & Main, Jim (2009), The Encyclopedia of AFL Footballers: every AFL/VFL player since 1897 (8th ed.), Seaford, Victoria: BAS Publishing. ==External links== Ted Poole (sic), at The VFA Project.

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