Jack Fincher (footballer)
| Jack Fincher | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal information | |||
| Full name | John Alexander Fincher | ||
| Date of birth | 27 November 1904 | ||
| Place of birth | Lauriston | ||
| Date of death | 4 October 1970 (aged 65) | ||
| Height/Weight | 168 cm / 72 kg | ||
| Position(s) | Rover | ||
| Playing career1 | |||
| Years | Club | Games (Goals) | |
| 1927-1930 1931-1933 Total | Richmond Footscray | 69 (54) 36 (24) 105 (78) | |
1 Playing statistics correct to end of 1933 season. | |||
John Alexander "Jack" Fincher (27 November 1904 — 4 October 1970) was an Australian rules footballer who played for Richmond and Footscray in the Victorian Football League (VFL).
Fincher was unlucky not to play in a premiership side while at Richmond, appearing in three successive losing Grand Finals from 1927, his debut season. A rover, he kicked 23 goals in 1928. He crossed to Footscray in 1931, a year before Richmond broke through for their premiership.
His elder brother Charlie played at South Melbourne and was killed in the very first landings at Gallipoli on 25 April 1915.
References
- Jack Fincher's statistics from AFL Tables
- Full Points Footy: Jack Fincher
- Holmesby, Russell and Main, Jim (2007). The Encyclopedia of AFL Footballers. 7th ed. Melbourne: Bas Publishing.