Ted Hopkins
Encyclopedia
Edward "Ted" Hopkins is retired former Australian rules football
er, businessman and writer. He is most notable for his four goal effort in the second half of Carlton's
remarkable victory in the 1970 VFL Grand Final
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as a small rover.
Hopkins is most famous for his performance in Carlton's victory over Collingwood
in the 1970 VFL Grand Final
. Initially starting on the bench, Hopkins was substituted onto the ground as the 19th man for Bert Thornley
at half-time. Within fifteen minutes, he had scored three goals, and assisted on another to Alex Jesaulenko
– in a purple patch during which Carlton scored seven goals to erase Collingwood's 44-point half-time lead. He scored a fourth goal late in the final quarter, and Carlton would ultimately win the Grand Final by ten points.
After the 1970 Grand Final, he played only one further game for Carlton before retiring from football to pursue other interests. He kicked a career total of 10 goals.
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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, businessman and writer. He is most notable for his four goal effort in the second half of Carlton's
Carlton Football Club
The Carlton Football Club is a professional Australian rules football club based in Melbourne, Victoria. The club competes in the Australian Football League, and was one of the eight founding members of that competition in 1897...
remarkable victory in the 1970 VFL Grand Final
1970 VFL Grand Final
The 1970 VFL Grand Final was an Australian rules football game contested between the Carlton Football Club and Collingwood Football Club, held at the Melbourne Cricket Ground in Melbourne on 26 September 1970. It was the 74th annual Grand Final of the Victorian Football League, staged to determine...
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Football career
Hopkins, who came from Moe, played 29 senior games for the Carlton Football ClubCarlton Football Club
The Carlton Football Club is a professional Australian rules football club based in Melbourne, Victoria. The club competes in the Australian Football League, and was one of the eight founding members of that competition in 1897...
as a small rover.
Hopkins is most famous for his performance in Carlton's victory over Collingwood
Collingwood Football Club
The Collingwood Football Club, nicknamed The Magpies, is an Australian rules football club which plays in the Australian Football League...
in the 1970 VFL Grand Final
1970 VFL Grand Final
The 1970 VFL Grand Final was an Australian rules football game contested between the Carlton Football Club and Collingwood Football Club, held at the Melbourne Cricket Ground in Melbourne on 26 September 1970. It was the 74th annual Grand Final of the Victorian Football League, staged to determine...
. Initially starting on the bench, Hopkins was substituted onto the ground as the 19th man for Bert Thornley
Bert Thornley
Gilbert 'Bert' Thornley is a former Australian rules footballer who played with Carlton in the VFL.Thornley was recruited to Carlton from East Fremantle Football Club in the Western Australian Football League and made his VFL debut during the 1967 season...
at half-time. Within fifteen minutes, he had scored three goals, and assisted on another to Alex Jesaulenko
Alex Jesaulenko
Alex 'Jezza' Jesaulenko MBE is a former Australian rules footballer and coach. He is regarded as one of the game's greatest-ever players and is an official Legend of the Australian Football Hall of Fame...
– in a purple patch during which Carlton scored seven goals to erase Collingwood's 44-point half-time lead. He scored a fourth goal late in the final quarter, and Carlton would ultimately win the Grand Final by ten points.
After the 1970 Grand Final, he played only one further game for Carlton before retiring from football to pursue other interests. He kicked a career total of 10 goals.
Media career
Hopkins has written several pieces of published fiction and poetry. He has also been employed as a journalist, publisher and radio presenter. His current project is TedSport, focussing on high-performance sports analysis. He was also co-founder of Champion Books, the Backyard Press Printing Co-operative, and Champion Data, a sports-statistics firm that concentrates on Australian Rules footballAustralian Football League
The Australian Football League is both the governing body and the major professional competition in the sport of Australian rules football...
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