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On current affair  Ted and his wife were on . Like many ex players health issues caused by concussion .

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    For the most part shows like A Current Affair and their ilk are a bunch of muck rakers but this is a terrible story. Poor Ted. I'm sure I read a little while ago that his brother John wasn't having a great life either. Virtually penniless and living in Adelaide. 

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    Yes I watched it tonight poor Ted he is only 60 and looks like he has really suffered and has developed early dementia. Very sad for one of our former players.💙❤️😪

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    Yes had a clear view of the punch that sent Millane to the canvas. Ted won the stoush by a TKO. Millane managed to stand up on very rubbery legs and left the field visibly concussed. John Northey was not impressed it was the last game Ted played.

    Recall news of John Fidge, Ted’s more talented younger brother as having some health problems post his footy career too. Wish Ted and his family some satisfactory resolution in dealing with the impact on his health from concussion.

    Would be a very positive step forward for the AFL to take meaningful action and accept appropriate responsibility for those former players affected by this affliction

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    51 minutes ago, Tarax Club said:

    Yes had a clear view of the punch that sent Millane to the canvas. Ted won the stoush by a TKO. Millane managed to stand up on very rubbery legs and left the field visibly concussed. John Northey was not impressed it was the last game Ted played.

    Recall news of John Fidge, Ted’s more talented younger brother as having some health problems post his footy career too. Wish Ted and his family some satisfactory resolution in dealing with the impact on his health from concussion.

    Would be a very positive step forward for the AFL to take meaningful action and accept appropriate responsibility for those former players affected by this affliction

    John is a regular contributor on one of the Melbourne Football club supporters facebook pages. He's certainly very very passionate about the club still and follows every moment.

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    GNS pleased to read about that. John played some good footy for the Demons. Originally hailed from the St Peter’s Football Club in the old ‘hood.

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    9 hours ago, Tarax Club said:

    Yes had a clear view of the punch that sent Millane to the canvas. Ted won the stoush by a TKO. Millane managed to stand up on very rubbery legs and left the field visibly concussed. John Northey was not impressed it was the last game Ted played.

    Recall news of John Fidge, Ted’s more talented younger brother as having some health problems post his footy career too. Wish Ted and his family some satisfactory resolution in dealing with the impact on his health from concussion.

    Would be a very positive step forward for the AFL to take meaningful action and accept appropriate responsibility for those former players affected by this affliction

    Millane stood on him while Ted was sprawled on the boundary line with the ball out of play. I recall a Collingwood type claiming a king hit, as they were known at the time, which ii sort of was although supposed to have been provoked. We'll never know if it caused any long term damage to Millane. 

    Very sorry to learn about Fidge's troubles. He and his brother were an entertaining pair although we bundled them off to the Brisbane Bears when the opportunity was forced on us as it was all clubs.

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    9 hours ago, Demonland said:

    Here is a link to the segment on A Current Affair

    Former AFL star demands head knock action

    Not for the non-social-media-d it isn't, I'm afraid...

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    The AFL  had an opportunity to make a stand after the Angus Brayshaw incident.

    They should've clearly stated that the player initiating the tackle or smother has a clear duty of care and that Maynard's action was unacceptable.

    Shamefully but typically they squibbed it.

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    12 hours ago, Tarax Club said:

    Yes had a clear view of the punch that sent Millane to the canvas. Ted won the stoush by a TKO. Millane managed to stand up on very rubbery legs and left the field visibly concussed. John Northey was not impressed it was the last game Ted played.

    Recall news of John Fidge, Ted’s more talented younger brother as having some health problems post his footy career too. Wish Ted and his family some satisfactory resolution in dealing with the impact on his health from concussion.

    Would be a very positive step forward for the AFL to take meaningful action and accept appropriate responsibility for those former players affected by this affliction

    The AFL will only take meaningful action and accept responsibility when it is in their own interest to do so.  Money seems to be the only language the AFL understands.  I hope all the current and future legal action against the AFL forces their hand to make change.  

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    4 hours ago, pitmaster said:

    Millane stood on him while Ted was sprawled on the boundary line with the ball out of play. I recall a Collingwood type claiming a king hit, as they were known at the time, which ii sort of was although supposed to have been provoked. We'll never know if it caused any long term damage to Millane. 

    Very sorry to learn about Fidge's troubles. He and his brother were an entertaining pair although we bundled them off to the Brisbane Bears when the opportunity was forced on us as it was all clubs.

    Cheers PM for your recall of the Fidge-Millane incident.  Round 10 1988 At the Waverly Colosseum. A hard fought win against a rampant Collingwood outfit. Remains in my memory as being one the best footy 'contests' I witnessed at Artic Park. Certainly warmed up with the Fidge-Millane square-off. Always had the impression Ted was the retaliator and Millane had been the initiator.

    The Faux enforcer picked the wrong bloke that day. Ted used to work out on the weights, he carried in his plumber's van at lunchtime. It was not a 'king hit' as both men were facing each other. Brian 'Willo' Wilson starred that day and led the Demons' comeback to record a resounding victory and most likely earned 3 Brownlow votes when it still meant something. 

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    Didnt their father run a boxing gym, which i always thought was the reason Ted and John could handle themselves so well.

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    2 hours ago, Pipefitter said:

    Ted used to work where I do. Absolute man mountain. Hope he gets the support he needs. 

    Ted used to work with me on the trucks as a jockey in the old days at a cigarette factory top bloke, so was his brother.

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    Both the boys had careers wrecked by injury. Tough business VFL/AFL. It wasn't for lack of talent or commitment that they played so few games. A real shame. I think John went on and kicked a truck load of goals in SA. I can't remember who we were playing, but Rino Richards and the Fidges were running around next to Tempo at one stage. I remember thinking with this talent we would get on a role. Alas.

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    12 hours ago, pitmaster said:

    He and his brother were an entertaining pair although we bundled them off to the Brisbane Bears

    John went to Brisbane but Ted did not.

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    I seem to remember a game against Collingwood at Waverley where Ted, running back onto the ground from the bench totally cleaned up one of the opposition running past. I'm thinking it was the late 80's. 

    All I remember about the game is that we got wind that their cheer squad were going to make two run throughs for the game (two big player milestones maybe?) so we made one enormous one that was way bigger than regulation size. Showing just the regulation size of it to the crowd before unrolling another 3-4 metres either side just as the boys ran down the race and before any jobsworth ground stewards could stop us raising it. Those were the days. 

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