Jack Gaffney Explained

Jack Gaffney
Fullname:	John Bernard Gaffney
Birth Date:	21 August 1929
Originalteam:	Broken Hill YCW / South Broken Hill^[1]
Height:	182 cm
Weight:	81 kg
Position:	Halfback
Statsend:	1953
Years1:	1949–53
Games Goals1:	80 (0)

John Bernard "Jack" Gaffney OAM^[2] (21 August 1929 – 1 August 2018) was an Australian rules footballer who played with Fitzroy in the Victorian Football League (VFL).^[3]

Originally from Broken Hill, Gaffney played for and coached Prahran in the Victorian Football Association (VFA) after retiring from the VFL.^[4] He later became a lawyer, and was the Supreme Court of Victoria Registrar of Criminal Appeals, a Master; and Registrar of the Court of Appeal. He also served on the VFL Tribunal.^{[5] [6]}

Notes and References

1. News: FOOTBALL NOTES. . . Broken Hill, NSW . 5 August 1949 . 29 April 2015 . 6 . National Library of Australia.
2. Web site: Australian Honours Search Facility . honours.pmc.gov.au . 19 August 2018.
3. Book: The Encyclopedia of AFL Footballers: every AFL/VFL player since 1897 . Holmesby. Russell. Main. Jim . 2014 . 10th . 978-1-921496-32-5 . BAS Publishing . Seaford, Victoria . 301.
4. News: Gaffney to be Prahran coach . . Melbourne. 13 October 1954 . 20 August 2018 . 31 . National Library of Australia.
5. Web site: Victorian Bar Association . John Bernard Gaffney's Obituary . The Age . 19 August 2018.
6. Web site: Football's surprising source . afl.com.au . 19 August 2018.