Jack Green (footballer born 1905)

Jack Green
Personal information
Date of birth29 September 1905
Date of death24 May 1960 (aged 54)
Place of deathMelbourne, Victoria
Original teamUniversity Blacks (VAFA)
Height/Weight182 cm / 77 kg
Playing career1
YearsClubGames (Goals)
1929–1933
1934–1936
Total		Carlton
Hawthorn		86 (109)
40 (167)
126 (276)
1 Playing statistics correct to end of 1936 season.
Career highlights

Jack Green (29 September 1905 – 24 May 1960) was an Australian rules footballer who played for Carlton and Hawthorn in the Victorian Football League (VFL).

Green started his VFL career with Carlton and was used as a key position player.[1] During this time he earned selection for the Victorian interstate side.[1] He moved to Hawthorn for the 1934 season and played at full-forward, a position he had success in prior to his VFL career, having once kicked 118 goals in a season with the University Blacks. In his first season at Hawthorn he kicked a club record 80 goals.[1] It remained a record until 1968 when it was bettered by Peter Hudson.[2] He again topped Hawthorn's goal-kicking the following season with 63 goals.[2]

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Holmesby, Russell & Main, Jim (2007). The Encyclopedia Of AFL Footballers. BAS Publishing. ISBN 9781920910785.
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 Lovett, Michael (2004). AFL 2004 - The Official Statistical History Of The AFL. AFL Publishing. ISBN 0-9580300-5-7.

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