Jack Davis (Australian footballer) explained

Jack Davis
Birth Date:16 July 1908
Originalteam:Trinity Grammar
Height:189 cm
Weight:84 kg
Statsend:1938
Years1:1930–1938
Club1:St Kilda
Games Goals1:150 (31)
Careerhighlights:

1934, 1935, 1937

Jack Davis (16 July 1908 – 11 August 1991) was an Australian rules footballer who played with St Kilda in the VFL during the 1930s.

A key position defender, Davis finished in the top 10 of the Brownlow Medal count four times, including third placing in 1933 and equal fifth in 1935.[1] [2] He was a regular Victorian interstate representative and won St Kilda's best and fairest award in the 1934, 1935 and 1937 seasons. In 1939 he went to Brighton in the Victorian Football Association as playing coach,[3] and in 1940, his final season, he won the Recorder Cup and V. F. A. Medal as best and fairest in the Association.[4]

Notes and References

  1. Book: Holmesby. Russell. Main. Jim. The Encyclopedia Of AFL Footballers. BAS Publishing. 2007 . Melbourne . 978-1-920910-78-5.
  2. Web site: Jack Davis. AFL Tables.
  3. News: Brighton Begins Training. . Melbourne. 21 February 1939. 19 March 2014. 16 . National Library of Australia.
  4. News: The Argus. Melbourne, VIC. Exciting V.F.A. semi-final. 16 September 1940. 11. Percy Taylor.