Tedda Courtney

Tedda Courtney

Courtney in 1908
Personal information
Full name	Joseph Edward Courtney
Born	(1885-08-30)30 August 1885 Townsville, Queensland, Australia
Died	23 July 1957(1957-07-23) (aged 71) Lakemba, New South Wales, Australia
Playing information
Position	Forward
Club Years Team Pld T G FG P 1908 Newtown 7 1 0 0 4 1909 Western Suburbs 5 1 0 0 4 1910 North Sydney 12 1 0 0 4 1911–24 Western Suburbs 156 34 2 0 140 Total 180 37 2 0 152 Representative Years Team Pld T G FG P 1908–15 New South Wales 9 2 0 0 6 1908–14 Australia 11 1 0 0 3 1910 Australasia 2 1 0 0 3 1908–15 Metropolis 4 3 0 0 9
Coaching information
Club Years Team Gms W D L W% 1923 Western Suburbs 0 0 0 0 1930 North Sydney 14 2 1 11 14 1935 Canterbury-Bankstown 16 2 0 14 13 Total 30 4 1 25 13
Source: Rugby League Project and Yesterday's Hero

Ed "Tedda" Courtney (30 August 1885 – 23 July 1957) was a pioneer Australian rugby league footballer and coach. He played club football for North Sydney, Western Suburbs and representative football for the New South Wales state and Australian national sides. He is considered one of the nation's finest footballers of the 20th century.^[1]

Born in Townsville, Courtney was one of six brothers who all played for North Sydney. His brothers Raymond and Robert died in World War I. He was a wharfie throughout his working life and was renowned for his fearless tackling style and ability to harass the opposition with his defence.