Jack Green (footballer, born 1887)
Jack Green | |||
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Personal information | |||
Full name | John William Green | ||
Date of birth | 28 August 1887 | ||
Place of birth | Birregurra, Victoria | ||
Date of death | 6 May 1963 | (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) | 2 (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 | |||
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Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com |
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]
Family
[edit]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"
[edit]John William Green is one of four Jack Green's to have played VFL/AFL football; the others are:
- John Joseph Patrick "Jack" Green (1905–1960), not a relative, who played 126 games with Carlton and Hawthorn from 1929 to 1936.
- Jack Taylor Green (1919–1981), his son, who played 127 games with Collingwood from 1938 to 1949.
- Jack William Green (1947-), his grandson, who played 18 games with Collingwood from 1967 to 1969.
Football
[edit]Geelong (VFL)
[edit]Green played two games for Geelong in 1908.
Collingwood (VFL)
[edit]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
[edit]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)
[edit]In 1919 he was appointed captain-coach of Brighton in the VFA.[9][10]
Death
[edit]He died at Kew East, Victoria on 6 May 1963.[11]
See also
[edit]Notes
[edit]![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/4/4a/Commons-logo.svg/30px-Commons-logo.svg.png)
- ^ AFL Tables.
- ^ The VFA Project.
- ^ Births Deaths and Marriages Victoria Deaths Registration no.12521/1925.
- ^ Births Deaths and Marriages Victoria Marriages Registration no.4424/1873.
- ^ Births Deaths and Marriages Victoria Deaths Registration no.6210/1936.
- ^ Marriages: Green—Battle, The Age, (Saturday, 6 March 1915), p. 5.
- ^ Football, The Argus, (Thursday, 18 May 1911), p. 8.
- ^ Collingwood Forever.
- ^ Football, The Age, (Friday, 25 April 1919), p. 8.
- ^ Football, The (Melbourne) Herald, (Friday, 2 May 1919), p. 3.
- ^ Births Deaths and Marriages Victoria Deaths Registration no.10074/1963.
External links
[edit]- Jack Green's playing statistics from AFL Tables
- Jack Green at AustralianFootball.com
- "Green, Jack _Bri21" at The VFA Project.
- Jack Green Snr, at Collingwood Forever.