Ted Fidge

Ted Fidge (born 7 June 1963) is a former Australian rules footballer who played with Melbourne in the Victorian Football League (VFL).

Fidge, recruited from St Peter's, started his VFL career in 1982, playing nine games for the season. A forward, Fidge made another nine appearances in 1983 but did not feature at all in the 1984 season; however, he was a member of the Melbourne Reserves premiership team. He kicked 27 goals for Melbourne in 1985, from 15 games, which saw him finish second in their goalkicking. It would be Fidge's last game for Melbourne, as he was delisted at the end of the season after undergoing a groin operation.

He captain-coached Sale in the 1989 and 1990 Latrobe Valley Football League seasons. The club finished third both times.

In 2023, aged 60, Fidge told A Current Affair that he had chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE) as a result of his football career, mentioning that medical costs had wiped out his superannuation and that his wife was his full-time carer despite also having a job; they criticised the AFL's lack of support, and Fidge says he will donate his brain to science.