The 1958 Melbourne Carnival was the 14th edition of the Australian National Football Carnival, an Australian football interstate competition. It was the last carnival to be hosted by the state of Vict
1958 Melbourne Carnival Plaque
Edward James Whitten Sr. OAM was an Australian rules footballer who played for the Footscray Football Club in the Victorian Football League.
1958 Melbourne Carnival
…In 1958 the All-Australian team was picked based on the Melbourne Carnival. Both Allen Aylett and Ted Whitten polled seven votes but Aylett was awarded the medal after a countback. Whitten was declared joint winner retrospectively in 1995. "1958 Melbourne…
Whitten (left foreground) and Melbourne's Ron Barassi during a 1954 match
Statue of Whitten outside the Braybrook Hotel, Braybrook
Statue of Whitten outside Whitten Oval, Footscray