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Jack Green (footballer, born 1905)

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Jack Green
Personal information
Full name John Joseph Patrick Green
Date of birth (1905-09-29)29 September 1905
Place of birth Brunswick, Victoria
Date of death 28 May 1960(1960-05-28) (aged 54)
Place of death South Melbourne, Victoria
Original team(s) University Blacks (VAFA)
Height 182 cm (6 ft 0 in)
Weight 77 kg (170 lb)
Playing career1
Years Club Games (Goals)
1929–1933 Carlton 086 (109)
1934–1936 Hawthorn 040 (167)
Total 126 (276)
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1936.
Career highlights
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com

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).

Family

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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]

Football

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University Blacks

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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]

Carlton

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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.[11]

Hawthorn

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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.[11] 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.[12]

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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]

Death

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He died at South Melbourne, Victoria on 28 May 1960.[8]

Footnotes

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References

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  • J. Green Retires, The Age, (Friday, 21 August 1936), p. 7.
  • Holmesby, Russell; Main, Jim (2007). The Encyclopedia Of AFL Footballers. Melbourne: BAS Publishing. ISBN 978-1-920910-78-5.
  • Lovett, Michael (2004). AFL 2004 - The Official Statistical History Of The AFL. Melbourne: AFL Publishing. ISBN 978-0-9580300-5-2.
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