John Jillard (28 March 1941 – 28 December 1998)[1] was an Australian rules footballer who played for the Footscray Football Club in the Victorian Football League (VFL) and Latrobe Football Club in the North West Football Union (NWFU). He was a half back flanker and won the Charles Sutton Medal for Footscray's Best and Fairest in 1967. In the same year he finished 10th in the Brownlow Medal count, having placed 8th two years earlier.
| John Jillard | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal information | |||
| Date of birth | 28 March 1941 | ||
| Date of death | 28 December 1998 (aged 57) | ||
| Original team(s) | Footscray Juniors | ||
| Height | 183 cm (6 ft 0 in) | ||
| Weight | 81 kg (179 lb) | ||
| Playing career1 | |||
| Years | Club | Games (Goals) | |
| 1958–1970 | Footscray | 189 (1) | |
| Representative team honours | |||
| Years | Team | Games (Goals) | |
| Victoria | 2 | ||
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1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1970. | |||
| Career highlights | |||
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| Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com | |||
In 2002 he was named in Footscray's official 'Team of the Century' and inducted into the club hall of fame in 2014.[2]
He also played for Latrobe and Ainslie.
References
edit- ^ "John Jillard - Player Bio". Australian Football. Retrieved 9 December 2014.
- ^ "Fearless Jillard inducted into Bulldogs Hall of Fame". westernbulldogs.com.au. 12 March 2014. Retrieved 26 October 2020.
External links
edit- John Jillard's playing statistics from AFL Tables
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