Charles Alfred Goding (3 August 1876 – 5 September 1926) was an

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er who played with

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and

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in the

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(VFL). Goding started his VFL career at Melbourne, for the inaugural league season in 1897. He joined South Melbourne in 1899 and was a

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in their team which lost that year's grand final.AFL Tables: Charlie Goding
/ref> From 1901 he played as a forward. In his first season up forward he kicked 19 goals, finishing one goal behind

Harry Lampe Henry Dedrich "Harry" Lampe (14 September 1874 – 25 August 1939) was an Australian rules footballer who played with the South Melbourne Football Club in the Victorian Football League (VFL). Originally from Wagga Wagga, he was considered one ...

in the South Melbourne goal-kicking. He equaled that tally in 1902 and kicked another 10 goals in 1903, winning the club's goal-kicking award on each occasion. His sole representative match came in 1901, when he appeared for the VFL against South Australia. He also played for Essendon Association in the

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, after leaving South Melbourne.

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References

South Melbourne Team, ''Melbourne Punch'', (Thursday, 4 June 1903), p.16.

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* * 1876 births 1926 deaths Melbourne Football Club players Sydney Swans players Essendon Association Football Club players Australian rules footballers from Melbourne 19th-century Australian sportsmen {{AFL-bio-1870s-stub