Wels Eicke
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Wellesley Hastings "Wels" Eicke (27 September 1893 – 10 February 1980) was an Australian rules football
er in the Victorian Football League.
award three times; was captain-coach in 1919 and 1924.
In 1925 he coached North Melbourne in their first year in the VFL.
Australian rules football
Australian rules football, officially known as Australian football, also called football, Aussie rules or footy is a sport played between two teams of 22 players on either...
er in the Victorian Football League.
Early life/career
Eicke was a talented young sportsman who was a champion swimmer at school level. In 1909, Eicke debuted with St Kilda at 15 years and 315 days old – becoming one of only six VFL/AFL footballers to have played at 15.Playing career
Playing as a rover initially, Eicke later became one of the league's greatest defenders. He was a great mark despite being only 175cms and fine kick who won St. Kilda's best and fairestBest and Fairest
Best and Fairest is the term commonly used in Australian sport to describe the player adjudged to have had the best performance in a game or over a season for a given sporting club or competition while not receiving a suspension for misconduct or breaching the rules during that season.In the...
award three times; was captain-coach in 1919 and 1924.
In 1925 he coached North Melbourne in their first year in the VFL.