Jack Coffey | |||
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Personal information | |||
Full name | John Coffey | ||
Date of birth | 9 March 1929 | ||
Date of death | 27 February 2007 77) | (aged||
Original team(s) | West St. Kilda | ||
Playing career1 | |||
Years | Club | Games (Goals) | |
1948–1952 | St Kilda | 59 (50) | |
1953–1956 | Morwell | ||
1957–1959 | St Kilda | 30 (2) | |
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1959. | |||
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com |
Jack Coffey (9 March 1929 – 27 February 2007) [1] was an Australian rules football player for St Kilda in the Victorian Football League (VFL) and Morwell in the Latrobe Valley Football League.
Coffey made his debut for St Kilda in Round 11 of the 1948 VFL season. Soon becoming a regular for the Saints, he missed only a handful of matches until 1952 when he moved to Morwell to operate a newsagency. St Kilda refused a transfer to Morwell Football Club nine times during 1952 and 1953 before finally approving the request in June 1953. [2] [3] [4]
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