Jack Mueller (footballer)

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Jack Mueller
Personal information
Birth 9 September 1915,
Recruited from Echuca, Victoria
Height and weight 175cm, 70kg
Death 14 June 2001,
Playing career¹
Debut 1934, Melbourne vs. , at
Team(s) Melbourne (1934-1950[1])

216 games, 378 goals

¹ Statistics to end of 2007 season
Career highlights

Jack Mueller (September 9, 1915June 14, 2001) was an Australian rules footballer in the (then) Victorian Football League (VFL). He was famous for having only 8 fingers, after losing two when he caught his hand in a machine at work.[2]

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[edit] Career highlights

Playing career:

  • Melbourne 1934-1950 (Games: 216 Goals: 378)

Player honors:

  • 3rd in the Brownlow Medal 1937
  • Melbourne Best and Fairest 1937, 1939, 1946
  • Melbourne leading goalkicker 1934, 1946
  • Melbourne premiership player 1939, 1940, 1941, 1948
  • Melbourne Team of the Century
  • Victorian representative (4 games, 4 goals)

[edit] See also

[edit] External links

[edit] References

  1. ^ Source: The Encyclopedia of AFL Footballers 2007 Edition
  2. ^ Source: The Encyclopedia of AFL Footballers 2007 Edition