Australian Football

A forward during his six games with Richmond in 1973 and for the first two seasons of his South Melbourne career,¹ Graham Teasdale was thrown into the ruck in 1977 to spectacular effect, winning both that year's Brownlow Medal and club best and fairest award. Thereafter, he never quite recaptured the same level of performance, but he remained a key contributor to the South cause, and when he sought a transfer to Collingwood in 1982 the club was, understandably, reluctant to clear him.

After standing out of football for several months, however, Teasdale finally got his way, but his time with the Magpies was effectively ruined by injury. In a season and a half at the club he managed just 14 games and 21 goals to add to the 121 games and 138 goals he had registered with the Swans. At his best, Graham Teasdale's aerial brilliance and prodigious kicking made him one of the game's most exciting talents, but he produced his best form too intermittently to be regarded as a true champion.

Author - John Devaney