Johnny Lewis (footballer) explained

Johnny Lewis
Fullname:John Francis Lewis
Birth Date:13 September 1901
Birth Place:West Melbourne, Victoria
Death Place:Kew, Victoria
Originalteam:North Melbourne (VFA)[1]
Height:191 cm
Weight:99 kg
Position:Ruckman
Statsend:1938
Years1:1921–1924
Club1:North Melbourne (VFA)
Games Goals1:36 (26)
Years2:1925–1935
Club2:North Melbourne
Games Goals2:150 (142)
Years3:1936–1938
Club3:Melbourne
Games Goals3:46 (18)
Sooteam1:Victoria
Soogames Goals1:10 (7)
Coachyears1:1930
Coachclub1:North Melbourne
Coachgames Wins1:18 (1–17–0)
Careerhighlights:
  • North Melbourne captain 1930–1931
  • North Melbourne leading goalkicker 1931, 1935
  • North Melbourne best and fairest 1935

John Francis Lewis (13 September 1901 – 3 July 1973) was an Australian rules footballer in the (then) Victorian Football League, playing for both North Melbourne and Melbourne clubs.

Lewis, 191 cm and 99 kg, was a tough, hard ruckman who could carry the rucking load for the team during tough periods.

In 1926, Lewis applied for a clearance to coach the Rutherglen Football Club in the Ovens and Murray Football League, but his clearance was refused by North Melbourne.[2]

In 1996 Lewis was inducted into the Australian Football Hall of Fame.

His brother, John Joseph "Bill" Lewis (1909–1949), played VFL football for North Melbourne. Lewis's great-grandson Daniel Venables played for the West Coast Eagles in the Australian Football League.[3]

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Notes and References

  1. Book: Holmesby. Russell. Main. Jim. The Encyclopedia of AFL Footballers. BAS Publishing. 2007. 9781920910785.
  2. Web site: 1926 - Rutherglen FC - Coach . Trove Newspapers . The Albury Banner . 21 May 2020 . 26 March 1926. 44.
  3. News: Beveridge . Riley . Daniel Venables on how a broken leg in 2015 steeled his resolve ahead of this year's national draft . 10 November 2018 . . 19 November 2016.