Fred Jones (Australian footballer) explained

Fred Jones
Fullname:Frederick George Jones
Birth Date:22 April 1918
Birth Place:Traralgon, Victoria
Death Place:Leongatha South, Victoria
Originalteam:Traralgon
Height:189 cm
Weight:92 kg
Statsend:1942
Years1:1941–1942
Games Goals1:13 (26)

Frederick George Jones (22 April 1918 – 27 April 1977) was an Australian rules footballer who played with Hawthorn in the Victorian Football League (VFL).[1]

Jones was recruited from the Traralgon Football Club [2] where he was runner-up in the 1940 Gippsland Football League best and fairest award. [3]

Notes and References

  1. Book: Holmesby, Russell. The Encyclopedia of AFL Footballers: every AFL/VFL player since 1897 . Main. Jim . 2014 . 10th . 978-1-921496-32-5 . BAS Publishing . Seaford, Victoria . 457.
  2. Web site: 1941 - Hawthorn to pay £3.00 . Trove Newspapers . The Age . 9 January 2021 . 12 . 19 February 1941.
  3. Web site: 1941 - Football Flashes . Trove Newspapers . Sporting Globe . 9 January 2021 . 3 . 31 May 1941.