Jack Green | |||
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Personal information | |||
Full name | John William Green | ||
Date of birth | 28 August 1887 | ||
Place of birth | Birregurra, Victoria | ||
Date of death | 6 May 1963 75) | (aged||
Place of death | Kew East, Victoria | ||
Original team(s) | Barwon Downs | ||
Debut | Round 6, 6 June 1908, Geelong vs. St Kilda, at Corio Oval | ||
Height | 175 cm (5 ft 9 in) | ||
Weight | 79 kg (174 lb) | ||
Position(s) | half-back flank | ||
Playing career1 | |||
Years | Club | Games (Goals) | |
1908 | Geelong (VFL) | 2 (0) | |
1911–1918 | Collingwood (VFL | 108 (6) | |
1919–1922 | Brighton (VFA) | 32 (2) | |
Total | 142 (8) | ||
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1922. | |||
Career highlights | |||
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Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com |
John William Green (28 August 1887 - 6 May 1963) was an Australian rules footballer who played for the Geelong Football Club and the Collingwood Football Club in the Victorian Football League (VFL), [1] and for the Brighton Football Club in the Victorian Football Association (VFA). [2]
The son of Thomas Henry Green (1850-1925), [3] and Jane Green (1859-1936), née Wilson, [4] [5] John William Green was born at Birregurra, Victoria, on 28 August 1887.
He married Jessie May Battle (1887–1959), in Collingwood, on 6 February 1915. [6]
John William Green is one of four Jack Green's to have played VFL/AFL football; the others are:
Green played two games for Geelong in 1908.
After two seasons out of the VFL, Green was granted a clearance from Geelong on 17 May 1911, [8] and he went on to play for Collingwood from 1911 to 1918. [9]
Green played in four Grand Finals for Collingwood: the 6 point loss to Essendon in 1911, the 33 point loss to Carlton in 1915, the 35 point win over Fitzroy in 1917, and the the 5 point loss to South Melbourne in 1918.
In 1919 he was appointed captain-coach of Brighton in the VFA. [10] [11]
He died at Kew East, Victoria on 6 May 1963. [12]
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