Jack Green (footballer, born 1919) explained

Jack Green
Fullname:Jack Taylor Green
Birth Date:26 August 1919
Originalteam:Northcote Stars
Height:180 cm
Weight:81 kg
Statsend:1949
Years1:1938–1949
Club1:Collingwood
Games Goals1:127 (63)

Jack Taylor Green[1] (26 August 1919 – 23 July 1981)[2] was an Australian rules footballer who played with Collingwood in the Victorian Football League (VFL).[3]

Green, a follower and defender, was Collingwood's 19th man in the 1939 VFL Grand Final, which they lost to Melbourne.[4] He was the son of Jack W. Green, who was a Collingwood premiership player in 1917. His own son, also named Jack, played in the VFL as well, for Collingwood in the 1960s.[5] After leaving Collingwood he joined the Warragul Football Club, as playing coach.[6]

Notes and References

  1. http://recordsearch.naa.gov.au/SearchNRetrieve/Interface/DetailsReports/ItemDetail.aspx?Barcode=6670144&isAv=N GREEN JACK TAYLOR
  2. Web site: Jack T Green. Collingwood Forever. 27 August 2014.
  3. http://afltables.com/afl/stats/players/J/Jack_Green1.html AFL Tables: Jack Green
  4. The Argus,"Grand Final Teams", 29 September 1939, p. 16
  5. Book: Holmesby. Russell. Main. Jim. The Encyclopedia Of AFL Footballers. BAS Publishing. 2007. 9781920910785.
  6. The Argus,"Bill Twomey moved well in first workout", 24 March 1950, p. 20