Edwin 'Ted' Lees is a former Australian rules football

Australian rules football

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er who played with 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 Victorian Football League

Australian Football League

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 (VFL) during the 1960s.

Lees played for Assumption College

Assumption College, Kilmore

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 alongside future Hawthorn star Peter Crimmins

Peter Crimmins

Peter Crimmins was a rover for the Hawthorn Football Club in the VFL, playing 176 games and kicking 231 goals from 1966 to 1975. He was an inspirational player and captain from 1974 who wore number 5. He was a member of the Hawks' 1971 premiership team.At the completion of the 1974 VFL season...

 before joining the University Blacks. A follower, he was recruited to Melbourne in 1967 and appeared in the opening two rounds, but didn't play again that season. The following year he kicked three goals in games against both Fitzroy and Collingwood.

The next stage of Lees career took place in Tasmania where he played in the North West Football Union

North West Football Union

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 with Devonport

Devonport Football Club

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. He was a member of Trevor Leo

Trevor Leo

Trevor Leo was an Australian rules footballer from Tasmania. He played for Hobart and New Norfolk in the TFL during the 1950s and 1960s.Rover Trevor Leo came to Hobart from Cooee where he was a Best and fairest winner. He made his Hobart debut in 1954 and was a member of their premiership side that...

's Tasmanian team at the 1969 Adelaide Carnival

1969 Adelaide Carnival

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