Teri Greeves | Edward Greeves, Jr. | Edward 'Carji' Greeves |
His riding talent got him noticed by Greeves factory rider, Brian Stonebridge, who then recommended that Bickers be hired by Greeves in 1958.
Historian Col Hutchinson noted that "If Tom Wills had married Julie, we wouldn't have had Carji Greeves".
Greeves was a premiership player for Geelong and the first winner of the Brownlow Medal for the VFL's Fairest and Best Player.