Jack Carney

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Jack Carney
Personal information
Date of birth	22 January 1909
Place of birth	Beeac, Victoria
Date of death	October 1981
Original team	Colac
Debut	1930, Geelong
Height/Weight	160 cm / 62 kg
Playing career¹
Geelong (1930–34) 79 games, 4 goals Carlton (1936–41) 84 games, 6 goals Total – 163 games, 10 goals
¹ Playing statistics correct to end of 1941 season.

Jack Carney (22 January 1909 – October 1981) was an Australian rules footballer who played with Geelong and Carlton in the Victorian Football League (VFL) during the 1930s.

Carney was a dashing wingman and started his league career in 1930 with Geelong. Standing at just 160 cm he is the smallest player ever to represent Geelong and is said to have worn size three shoes. He was a member of Geelong's 1931 premiership side and played 79 games with the club before crossing to Carlton in 1936. He was a premiership player with Carlton in 1938 and a regular Victorian interstate representative. After ending his playing career in 1941 he became coach of the Carlton reserves team.

External links

Jack Carney's statistics from AFL Tables
Fullpointsfooty profile
Blueseum profile

v t e Geelong Football Club 1931 VFL Premiers

Geelong 9.14 (68) defeated Richmond 7.6 (48), at the Melbourne Cricket Ground

Captain: 2. Baker 3. Metherell 5. Evans 6. McDonald 7. Lamb 10. Collins 11. Troughton 12. Carney 13. Coghlan 14. Moloney 15. Walker 16. Quinn 17. Mockridge 18. Hickey 19. Todd 20. Greeves 24. Williams 25. L. Hardiman 27. P. Hardiman

Coach: Clymo

v t e Carlton Football Club 1938 VFL Premiers

Carlton 15.10 (100) defeated Collingwood 13.7 (85), at the Melbourne Cricket Ground

Captain: 5. Diggins 1. Anderson 2. McIntyre 4. Baxter 6. Chitty 7. Carney 10. Francis 11. Hale 12. Crisp 14. McLean 17. Hollingshead 21. Gill 22. Vallence 23. Schmidt 26. Park 28. Wrout 30. Price 31. McInnes 32. Green

Coach: Diggins

Persondata
Name	Carney, Jack
Alternative names
Short description	Australian rules footballer
Date of birth	22 January 1909
Place of birth	Beeac, Victoria
Date of death	1981
Place of death

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