GREEVES, Edward Goderich (1878-1935)  Wiki.JPG)
Edward Greeves, 1895 (Football)
Edward Greeves, c 1898. (Tennis)
Edward Goderich Greeves entered the College in 1890 demonstrating outstanding sporting ability. He played in the First Football Team from 1894 to 1898 captaining the team in the final 2 years at a time when the College dominated the Schools Association of Victoria competition.
Also a keen tennis player and cricketer, he was in the First Cricket Team from 1896 to 1898. In 1897, he won the College Cup.
Pegasus in September 1935 published the following obituary:
'Edward G. Greeves (1889) died at Geelong on the 11th August, 1935, after some months of ill-health.
He entered Geelong College in 1890, where he spent eight years. He was one of the outstanding athletes of his day, playing for three years with the school Cricket XI in 1896-97-98, and the Football team for five years from 1894 until he left. Captain of the school team in 1897 and 1898, he won the College Cup in 1897, and played in the Tennis team in 1897 with E. Baird, R. Braham, W. Robertson and Percy Brett. For some years he was a prominent player of the Geelong Senior Football Team, being recognised as one of the foremost centre players of the State. In Tennis activities he was also included in the four representing the Geelong Tennis Club in premiership contests.
The four sons of the late E. G. Greeves passed through the College, and the elder boy, 'Cargi', closely followed the sporting instincts of his father, and was the first football League player to receive the award of the Brownlow Medal, the highest honour to be conferred upon a league player.
To his widow and sons we extend our heartfelt sympathy.' Edward, born at Skipton, was the second child born to Edward Goderich Greeves (c1839- ) and Julia Anderson, daughter of Alexander Anderson of Skipton. His second name 'Goderich' was derived through his father from the ship, 'Lord Goderich' aboard which the two original members of the Greeves Family first emigrated in 1840. These were twins, George Paul Augustus Greeves (-1850) and Augustus Frederick Adolphus Greeves, both Edinburgh trained surgeons. Dr George Greeves settled near the Werribee River and took up a grazing run of about 8,000 acres which he named 'River Exe Run' and later 'Werribbee Plains'. George's sister, Rebecca, later emigrated to Port Phillip and marrried James Austin of Avalon. George Greeves married Ann nee Savage and had a large family. After his return to England three of his children; Mary, Edward and Alice remained in Australia.
Edward Goderich Greeves married Frances Adeline nee Naismith and their son, also
Edward Goderich GREEVES, (1903-1963), though more familiarly known as 'Carji', was a Geelong College student from 1916 to 1924, a talented footballer, and winner of the first Brownlow Medal.
Sources: Pegasus September 1935 p 63; Tennis Image (Ford Album).