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'{{short description|Australian rules footballer}} {{Use dmy dates|date=September 2015}} {{Use Australian English|date=September 2015}} {{Infobox AFL biography | name = Ted Brewis | image = Ted Brewis 1926.jpg | caption = Brewis in 1926 | fullname = Edward Gordon Brewis | birth_date = {{birth date|1901|10|13|df=y}} | birth_place = [[Bedlington]], England | death_date = {{death date and age|1994|10|04|1901|10|13|df=y}} | death_place = [[Ipswich, Queensland]] | originalteam = [[Maryborough Football Club|Maryborough]] | height = 179 cm | weight = 79 kg | position = | statsend = 1928 | years1 = 1925–1928 | club1 = [[Carlton Football Club|Carlton (VFL)]] | games_goals1 = 60 (12) | years2 = 1929–1930 | club2 = [[Prahran Football Club|Prahran (VFA)]] | games_goals2 = 30 (3) | years3 = 1932–1934 | club3 = [[Northern Bullants|Preston (VFA)]] | games_goals3 = 41 (11) | careerhighlights = *1924 [[Ballarat Football League|Ballarat FL]] Premiership: [[Maryborough Football Club|Maryborough FC]] }} '''Edward Gordon Brewis''' (13 October 1901 – 4 October 1994) was an [[Australian rules football]]er who played with the [[Carlton Football Club]] in the [[Australian Football League|Victorian Football League (VFL)]], and with the [[Prahran Football Club]] and the [[Northern Bullants|Preston Football Club]] in the [[Victorian Football League|Victorian Football Association (VFA)]].<ref name=":0">Holmesby & Main (2009),p.&nbsp;91.</ref><ref>The VFA Project.</ref> == Personal life == Ted Brewis was the older brother of Victorian Police Officer, James Norman Brewis<ref name=":0" />. James was killed in the line of duty in 1954. James’ grandson, and great nephew to Ted, Detective Deon Kelly would later join the New South Wales Police Force from 2003 to 2024. ==Family== The son of Thomas Anthony Brewis (1873–1938), and Mary Martha Brewis (1872–1938), née Short, Edward Gordon Brewis was born at [[Bedlington]], [[Northumberland]], England on 13 October 1901. His brother, James Norman Brewis (1903-1954), a Maffra police constable,<ref>[http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article205442850 Constable Killed, ''The Age'', (Monday, 29 November 1954), p.&nbsp;3.]</ref> played some practice matches with [[Melbourne Football Club|Melbourne]] in April 1924.<ref>[http://demonwiki.org/James+Brewis James Brewis, at ''Demonwiki''.]</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=1924 - Final practice games |url=https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/203655483 |publisher=The Age (Melbourne, Vic) |access-date=12 May 2024 |page=3 |date=22 April 1924}}</ref><ref>[http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article203651776 Football, ''The Age'', (Thursday, 24 April 1924), p.&nbsp;9.]</ref> He married Theresa Alice Rule (1907-1978) in 1937.<ref>''Births Deaths and Marriages Victoria'' Marriages Registration no.11413/1937.</ref> ==Football== ===Maryborough (BFL)=== Having played 2 games for the Carlton Seconds,<ref>Blueseum.</ref> he returned to [[Maryborough Football Club]] in 1924, and played in their 1924 [[Ballarat Football League]] premiership victory.<ref>{{cite web |title=1924 - Maryborough defeat South |url=https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/213538098 |publisher=The Ballarat Star (Vic) |access-date=12 May 2024 |page=2 |date=8 September 1924}}</ref> ===Carlton (VFL)=== He was cleared from Maryborough to Carlton on 29 April 1925.<ref>[http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article155763145 Other Permits Granted, ''The Age'', (Thursday, 30 April 1925), p.&nbsp;11.]</ref> ===Prahran=== He was cleared from Carlton to Prahran in the VFA on 24 April 1929.<ref>[http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article3998000 Permits Granted, ''The Argus'', (Thursday, 25 April 1929), p.&nbsp;5.]</ref> ===Preston (VFA)=== He was cleared from Prahran to Preston on 29 June 1932.<ref>[http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article4460339 Association, ''The Argus'', (Thursday, 30 June 1932), p.&nbsp;12.]</ref> He retired before the start of the 1935 season.<ref>[http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article12230115 E. Brewis (Preston) Retires, ''The Argus'', (Wednesday, 17 April 1935), p.&nbsp;12.]</ref> ==Death== He died at [[Ipswich, Queensland]] on 4 October 1994. == Notes == {{reflist}} ==References== * {{cite book |title=The Encyclopedia of AFL Footballers: every AFL/VFL player since 1897 |last1=Holmesby|first1=Russell|last2=Main|first2=Jim |year=2009 |edition=8th |isbn=978-1-921496-00-4 |publisher=BAS Publishing |location=Seaford, Victoria}} * [https://victoriancollections.net.au/items/5de9cd2421ea680ba8dc20e1 "V.P.F.A. Premiers 1934" (photograph), in the collection of the ''Victorian Police Museum'']: Team photograph of the Motor Traffic team that defeated Southern Suburbs, 5.5 (35) to 3.10 (28), on 12 September 1934, in the Grand Final of the Victorian Police Football Association's 1934 competition. Brewis, one of the team's best players on the day ([http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article278927737]), is the player at the far left of the third row. == External links == {{Commons category}} * {{AFL Tables|ref=T/Ted_Brewis.html}} * {{AustralianFootball|ref=Ted%2BBrewis/4240}} * [http://www.blueseum.org/tiki-index.php?page=Ted+Brewis Ted Brewis's profile] at ''Blueseum'' * [https://www.thevfaproject.org/pages/Players/Brewis,_Edward.php Edward Brewis, at ''The VFA Project''] {{DEFAULTSORT:Brewis, Ted}} [[Category:1901 births]] [[Category:1994 deaths]] [[Category:Carlton Football Club players]] [[Category:Prahran Football Club players]] [[Category:Preston Football Club (VFA) players]] [[Category:VFL/AFL players born in England]] [[Category:Australian rules footballers from Victoria (state)]]'