Jack Green (footballer, born 1887)

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]

Jack Green
Green in 1914
Personal information
Full name John William Green
Date of birth 28 August 1887
Place of birth Birregurra, Victoria
Date of death 6 May 1963(1963-05-06) (aged 75)
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) 002 (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
  • 1917 Premiership Team
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com

Family

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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]

"Jack Green"

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John William Green is one of four Jack Green's to have played VFL/AFL football; the others are:

Football

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Geelong (VFL)

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Green played two games for Geelong in 1908.

Collingwood (VFL)

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After two seasons out of the VFL, Green was granted a clearance from Geelong on 17 May 1911,[7] and he went on to play for Collingwood from 1911 to 1918.[8]

Grand Finals

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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 5 point loss to South Melbourne in 1918.

Brighton (VFA)

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In 1919 he was appointed captain-coach of Brighton in the VFA.[9][10]

Death

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He died at Kew East, Victoria on 6 May 1963.[11]

See also

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Notes

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  1. ^ AFL Tables.
  2. ^ The VFA Project.
  3. ^ Births Deaths and Marriages Victoria Deaths Registration no.12521/1925.
  4. ^ Births Deaths and Marriages Victoria Marriages Registration no.4424/1873.
  5. ^ Births Deaths and Marriages Victoria Deaths Registration no.6210/1936.
  6. ^ Marriages: Green—Battle, The Age, (Saturday, 6 March 1915), p. 5.
  7. ^ Football, The Argus, (Thursday, 18 May 1911), p. 8.
  8. ^ Collingwood Forever.
  9. ^ Football, The Age, (Friday, 25 April 1919), p. 8.
  10. ^ Football, The (Melbourne) Herald, (Friday, 2 May 1919), p. 3.
  11. ^ Births Deaths and Marriages Victoria Deaths Registration no.10074/1963.
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