Name Conrad Brink | Height/Weight 180 cm / 82 kg Place of death Benalla, Victoria | |
Full name Conrad Caesar ten Brink Date of birth (1875-01-31)31 January 1875 Date of death 3 March 1938(1938-03-03) (aged 63) Role Australian Rules Footballer Died March 3, 1938, Benalla, Australia | ||
Place of birth Smythesdale, Victoria Original team Albury Football Club | ||
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).
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Early life
Ten Brink was born in the Courthouse Hotel in Smythesdale, Victoria on 31 January 1875. His father, Conrad ten Brink Sr, was a German immigrant from Schleswig-Holstein, who came to Australia as a child in 1854.
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.
Football career
A follower, Ten Brink developed a high reputation during his time with the Albury Football Club and joined Essendon in 1898. He played 12 games and kicked 10 goals for Essendon, all in the 1898 VFL season. 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.
Later years
At the time of his death in 1938, Ten Brink was based in Brisbane.