Jack Wright (footballer)

John Thomas Wright (4 May 1878 – 11 June 1968) was an Australian rules footballer who played with Geelong in the Victorian Football League (VFL).[1]

Jack Wright
Cigarette card of Wright in 1906
Personal information
Full name John Thomas Wright
Date of birth (1878-05-04)4 May 1878
Place of birth Mansfield, Victoria
Date of death 11 June 1968(1968-06-11) (aged 90)
Place of death Preston, Victoria
Original team(s) Queenscliff Garrison
Position(s) Fullback
Playing career1
Years Club Games (Goals)
1902–06 Geelong 53 (8)
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1906.
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com

Family

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The son of Isaiah 'Wild' Wright (1849-1911) who famously fought Ned Kelly in a bare knuckle fight at Beechworth on 8 August 1874, and Bridget Wright, née Lloyd (1855-1884), John Thomas Wright was born at Mansfield, Victoria on 4 May 1878.

Notes

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  1. ^ Holmesby & Main (2014), p.974.

References

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  • Holmesby, Russell; Main, Jim (2014). The Encyclopedia of AFL Footballers: every AFL/VFL player since 1897 (10th ed.). Seaford, Victoria: BAS Publishing. ISBN 978-1-921496-32-5.
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