Edgar Croft
Encyclopedia
Edgar Croft was an Australian rules football
player for the Essendon Football Club
. He played in three seasons for the Bombers, playing 15 matches and scoring 12 goals. He has the unique distinction of scoring Essendon's very first League
goal.
He is famous for kicking the sealing goal for Essendon against Melbourne
in the match that would decide the 1897 premiership
. Under the farcical round robin finals series of 1897, Essendon needed to win their final match against Melbourne to win the flag. Croft kicked the only goal of the game, after a shocking kick by Essendon player Charlie Forbes
skewed into the pocket for Croft to mark and goal.
Croft was known to have suffered many dislocations and fractures which caused him to miss a lot of games. Croft stayed involved at the club for years after his playing career, as a patron until 1918.
Croft died in 1946.
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...
player for the Essendon Football Club
Essendon Football Club
The Essendon Football Club, nicknamed The Bombers, is an Australian rules football club which plays in the Australian Football League...
. He played in three seasons for the Bombers, playing 15 matches and scoring 12 goals. He has the unique distinction of scoring Essendon's very first League
Australian Football League
The Australian Football League is both the governing body and the major professional competition in the sport of Australian rules football...
goal.
He is famous for kicking the sealing goal for Essendon against Melbourne
Melbourne Football Club
The Melbourne Football Club, nicknamed The Demons, is an Australian rules football club playing in the Australian Football League , based in Melbourne, Victoria....
in the match that would decide the 1897 premiership
1897 VFL season
Results and statistics for the Victorian Football League season of 1897, the inaugural season of the VFL.-Premiership season:In 1897, the VFL competition consisted of eight teams of 20 on-the-field players each, with no "reserves" Results and statistics for the Victorian Football League season of...
. Under the farcical round robin finals series of 1897, Essendon needed to win their final match against Melbourne to win the flag. Croft kicked the only goal of the game, after a shocking kick by Essendon player Charlie Forbes
Charlie Forbes
Charlie 'Tracker' Forbes was an Australian rules footballer who played with Essendon in the VFL.Forbes was a successful player for Essendon in the years leading up to the formation of the VFL in the 1890s...
skewed into the pocket for Croft to mark and goal.
Croft was known to have suffered many dislocations and fractures which caused him to miss a lot of games. Croft stayed involved at the club for years after his playing career, as a patron until 1918.
Croft died in 1946.