Jack Green (footballer, born 1947)

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Jack Green
Personal information
Full name Jack Green
Date of birth (1947-08-02) 2 August 1947 (age 76)
Original team(s) Broadford
Height 185 cm (6 ft 1 in)
Weight 86 kg (190 lb)
Playing career1
YearsClubGames (Goals)
1967–1969 Collingwood 18 (2)
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1969.
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com

Jack Green (born 2 August 1947) is a former Australian rules footballer who played with Collingwood in the Victorian Football League (VFL).

Green, who was recruited from Broadford, was the third Jack Green to play for Collingwood. His father played 127 for Collingwood from 1938 to 1949 and his grandfather was a Collingwood premiership player. [1]

A half back, Green made 18 appearances for Collingwood, 11 of them in the 1968 VFL season. [2]

He later played at Preston in the Victorian Football Association. [3]

Green is also the fourth of the six Jack Greens in his family.

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References

  1. ↑ Holmesby, Russell; Main, Jim (2007). The Encyclopedia Of AFL Footballers. BAS Publishing. ISBN   9781920910785.
  2. ↑ AFL Tables: Jack Green
  3. ↑ The Age ,"Preston drops three players", 9 September 1971, p. 34
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