Jack Coffey (footballer) explained

Jack Coffey
Fullname:John Coffey
Birth Date:9 March 1929
Originalteam:West St. Kilda
Statsend:1959
Years1:1948–1952
Games Goals1:59 (50)
Years2:1953–1956
Club2:Morwell
Years3:1957–1959
Games Goals3:30 (2)

Jack Coffey (9 March 1929 – 27 February 2007)[1] was an Australian rules football player for in the Victorian Football League (VFL) and Morwell in the Latrobe Valley Football League.

Playing career

Coffey made his debut for St Kilda in Round 11 of the 1948 VFL season. Soon becoming a regular for the Saints, he missed only a handful of matches until 1952 when he moved to Morwell to operate a newsagency. St Kilda refused a transfer to Morwell Football Club nine times during 1952 and 1953 before finally approving the request in June 1953.[2] [3] [4]

After several years in the Latrobe Valley Football League, he rejoined St Kilda for the 1957 VFL season. He played until the 1959 season, having played 89 matches for St Kilda.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Jack Coffey - Player Bio. Australian Football. 20 November 2014.
  2. Web site: Jack Coffey. AFL Tables. rleague.com. 12 September 2012. https://web.archive.org/web/20141129043105/http://afltables.com/afl/stats/players/J/Jack_Coffey.html. 29 November 2014. dead.
  3. Web site: John Coffey - Player Bio. Australian Football. Slattery Media. 12 September 2012.
  4. News: St. Kilda clears Coffey at last. Taylor. Percy. 26 June 1953. The Argus. 12 September 2012.