Jeff Clifton Explained

Jeff Clifton
Fullname:Jeff N. Clifton
Birth Date:21 February 1949
Originalteam:Floreat Park
Height:193 cm
Weight:84 kg
Position:Full-back
Statsend:1976
Years1:1969–1974
Club1:Collingwood
Games Goals1:102 (0)
Years2:1975–1976
Club2:Fitzroy
Games Goals2:9 (0)
Games Goalstotal:111 (0)

Jeff Clifton (21 February 1949 – 18 October 2010)[1] was an Australian rules footballer who played with Collingwood and Fitzroy in the Victorian Football League (VFL).

Clifton, from Western Australia, was a regular member of the Collingwood defence during the early 1970s. He was their full-back in Collingwood's 1970 VFL Grand Final loss to Carlton and in 1975 made the switch to Fitzroy which enabled him to play a further two league seasons.He died from prostate cancer in 2010.

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Jeff Clifton: 1949–2010 . Official AFL Website of the Collingwood Football Club . 26 October 2010 . 19 October 2010 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20101023200642/http://www.collingwoodfc.com.au/newsfeatures/news/newsarticle/tabid/5586/newsid/104283/default.aspx . 23 October 2010 .