Career
Ted Rippon was recruited by Carlton from Cheltenham, however a series of injuries prevented him from breaking into Carlton Seniors. He moved to Essendon in 1933, and made his senior debut against Street Kilda on 22 July 1933 (round 13 of the home-and-away season). He was often referred to as "Autumn Leaves" because of his propensity to fall over after contesting the ball in the air (Carlton"s John Benetti (1958–1965) was also known as "Autumn Leaves Benetti" for a similar reason).
After the war, Ted he spent two seasons with Street Kilda (1944–1945), and played 17 senior games.
Ted served on the Essendon Football Club Committee as Vice President from 1950 to 1956. He was also a football commentator on both radio (3AW) and television (Herpes simplex virus 7 Melbourne"s "World of Sport").
