| Jack Green | |
| Fullname: | John Joseph Patrick Green |
| Birth Date: | 29 September 1905 |
| Birth Place: | Brunswick, Victoria |
| Death Place: | South Melbourne, Victoria |
| Originalteam: | University Blacks (VAFA) |
| Height: | 182 cm |
| Weight: | 77 kg |
| Statsend: | 1936 |
| Years1: | 1929–1933 |
| Club1: | Carlton |
| Games Goals1: | 86 (109) |
| Years2: | 1934–1936 |
| Club2: | Hawthorn |
| Games Goals2: | 40 (167) |
| Games Goalstotal: | 126 (276) |
| Careerhighlights: |
1934 & 1935 |
John Joseph Patrick Green (29 September 1905 – 28 May 1960) was an Australian rules footballer who played for Carlton and Hawthorn in the Victorian Football League (VFL).
The son of John Joseph Green (1869-1920),[1] and Mary Magdalene Green (c.1862-c.1961), née Hall,[2] [3] John Joseph Patrick Green was born in Brunswick, Victoria on 29 September 1905.[4]
He was the older brother of the Carlton footballer, Bob Green, and both brothers played together (Jack on the half-forward flank, and Bob on the wing) for Victoria, against South Australia on 3 August 1935.[5]
He married Norma Gwendolyn Gabell (1910-1970) on 26 September 1934.[6] [7] They had two children.[8]
He played, as full-forward, for the University Blacks from 1926 to 1928, scoring 66 goals in the 1926 season,[9] 106 goals in the 1927 season, and 118 goals in just thirteen matches in 1928.[10]
Green started his VFL career with Carlton and was used as a key position player.[11] During this time he earned selection for the Victorian interstate side.
He moved to Hawthorn for the 1934 season and played at full-forward.
In his first season at Hawthorn he kicked a club record 80 goals. It remained a record until 1968 when it was bettered by Peter Hudson.[12] He again topped Hawthorn's goal-kicking the following season with 63 goals.
Graduating Bachelor of Laws (LL.B.) from the University of Melbourne on 13 April 1929,[13] he was admitted to the Victorian Bar (as a barrister and solicitor) on 1 May 1930.[14] [15]
He died at South Melbourne, Victoria on 28 May 1960.