John Jillard Explained

John Jillard
Birth Date:28 March 1941
Originalteam:Footscray Juniors
Height:183 cm
Weight:81 kg
Statsend:1970
Years1:1958–1970
Club1:Footscray
Games Goals1:189 (1)
Sooteam1:Victoria
Soogames Goals1:2
Careerhighlights:

1967

  • Western Bulldogs Team of the Century half-back flank
  • 2x Wander Medallist: (1970, 1971)

John Jillard (28 March 1941 – 28 December 1998)[1] was an Australian rules footballer who played for the Footscray Football Club in the Victorian Football League (VFL) and Latrobe Football Club in the North West Football Union (NWFU). He was a half back flanker and won the Charles Sutton Medal for Footscray's Best and Fairest in 1967. In the same year he finished 10th in the Brownlow Medal count, having placed 8th two years earlier.

In 2002 he was named in Footscray's official 'Team of the Century' and inducted into the club hall of fame in 2014.[2]

He also played for Latrobe and Ainslie.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: John Jillard - Player Bio. Australian Football. 9 December 2014.
  2. Web site: westernbulldogs.com.au. Fearless Jillard inducted into Bulldogs Hall of Fame. 12 March 2014. 26 October 2020.