Jack Shorten (Australian rules footballer)

John 'Jack' Shorten (30 November 1887 – 9 October 1958)[1] was an Australian rules footballer who played for Collingwood in the Victorian Football League (VFL).

Jack Shorten
Shorten in 1910
Personal information
Full name John Francis Shorten
Date of birth 30 November 1887
Place of birth Williamstown, Victoria
Date of death 9 October 1958(1958-10-09) (aged 70)
Place of death Sunshine, Victoria
Original team(s) Royal Australian Artillery
Height 183 cm (6 ft 0 in)
Weight 83 kg (183 lb)
Position(s) Defender
Playing career1
Years Club Games (Goals)
1909–10, 1912–13 Collingwood 60 (0)
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1913.
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com

Shorten was the centre half back in Collingwood's 1910 premiership team. His involvement in a second half melee kept him out of action for the entire 1911 season as he received a 28 games suspension for striking, exactly the same punishment handed out to Carlton's Percy Sheehan. It remains the longest suspension ever for a Collingwood player.

References

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  1. ^ "Jack Shorten". Collingwood Forever. Retrieved 27 August 2014.