Conrad ten Brink

Conrad ten Brink
Personal information
Full name Conrad Caesar ten Brink
Date of birth (1875-01-31)31 January 1875
Place of birth Smythesdale, Victoria
Date of death 3 March 1938(1938-03-03) (aged 63)
Place of death Benalla, Victoria
Original team(s) Albury
Height/Weight 180 cm / 82 kg
Position(s) Follower
Playing career1
Years Club Games (Goals)
1898 Essendon 12 (10)
1 Playing statistics correct to end of 1898 season.

Conrad Caesar ten Brink (31 January 1875 – 3 March 1938) was an Australian rules footballer who played with Essendon in the Victorian Football League (VFL).[1]

Early life

Ten Brink was born in the Courthouse Hotel in Smythesdale, Victoria on 31 January 1875.[2] His father, Conrad ten Brink Sr, was a German immigrant from Schleswig-Holstein, who came to Australia as a child in 1854.[3]

The family moved to Albury, New South Wales when Ten Brink was young and his father twice served as the town's mayor, in 1898 and 1906.[4]

Football career

A follower, Ten Brink developed a high reputation during his time with the Albury Football Club and joined Essendon in 1898.[5][6] He played 12 games and kicked 10 goals for Essendon, all in the 1898 VFL season.[7] His final appearance came in the 1898 VFL Grand Final, which he started as a forward, but was unable to register a goal in a 15-point loss.[8][9]

Later years

At the time of his death in 1938, Ten Brink was based in Brisbane.[10]

References

  1. ↑ Holmesby, Russell & Main, Jim (2007). The Encyclopedia of AFL Footballers. BAS Publishing. ISBN 9781920910785.
  2. ↑ "Family Notices". The Ballarat Star. 1 February 1875. p. 2.
  3. ↑ "Personal and Social.". The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express (NSW: National Library of Australia). 7 March 1913. p. 30. Retrieved 22 July 2015.
  4. ↑ "Alderman Ten Brink Dead.". The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times (Albury, NSW: National Library of Australia). 3 March 1913. p. 2. Retrieved 22 July 2015.
  5. ↑ "Football Notes.". Wagga Wagga Express (NSW: National Library of Australia). 23 August 1898. p. 4. Retrieved 22 July 2015.
  6. ↑ "Rovers T. Lake Albert.". Wagga Wagga Express (NSW: National Library of Australia). 31 May 1898. p. 4. Retrieved 22 July 2015.
  7. ↑ "Past Player Profiles – T". essendonfc.com.au. Retrieved 21 July 2015.
  8. ↑ Lovett, Michael (2004). AFL 2004 – The Official Statistical History Of The AFL. AFL Publishing. ISBN 0-9580300-5-7.
  9. ↑ "Football Championship. The Final Match.". The Argus (Melbourne, Vic.: National Library of Australia). 26 September 1898. p. 7. Retrieved 22 July 2015.
  10. ↑ "Obituary.". The Horsham Times (Vic.: National Library of Australia). 22 March 1938. p. 4. Retrieved 22 July 2015.

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