Conrad ten Brink

Conrad Caesar ten Brink (31 January 1875 – 3 March 1938) was an Australian rules footballer who played with Essendon in the Victorian Football League (VFL).^[1]

Conrad ten Brink
Personal information
Full name	Conrad Caesar ten Brink
Date of birth	(1875-01-31)31 January 1875
Place of birth	Smythesdale, Victoria
Date of death	3 March 1938(1938-03-03) (aged 63)
Place of death	Benalla, Victoria
Original team(s)	Albury
Height	180 cm (5 ft 11 in)
Weight	82 kg (181 lb)
Position(s)	Follower
Playing career1
Years	Club	Games (Goals)
1898	Essendon	12 (10)
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1898.
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com

Early life

Ten Brink was born in the Courthouse Hotel in Smythesdale, Victoria on 31 January 1875.^[2] His father, Conrad ten Brink Sr, was a German immigrant from Schleswig-Holstein, who came to Australia as a child in 1854.^[3]

Conrad Ted Brink Sr promoted Sheffield Handicap running races into Victoria when he was based at Smythesdale, near Ballarat.^[4]

The family moved to Albury, New South Wales when Ten Brink was young and his father twice served as the town's mayor, in 1898 and 1906.^[5]

The Ten Brink family operated the Globe Hotel, Albury.

Football career

A follower, Ten Brink developed a high reputation during his time with the Albury Football Club and joined Essendon in 1898.^[6][7] He played 12 games and kicked 10 goals for Essendon, all in the 1898 VFL season.^[8] His final appearance came in the 1898 VFL Grand Final, which he started as a forward, but was unable to register a goal in a 15-point loss.^[9][10]

He returned to play with Albury FC in the Ovens and Murray Football League in 1899 and was still playing with Albury in 1903.^[11]

Later years

At the time of his death in 1938, Ten Brink was based in Brisbane.^[12][13]