Jack Green | |||
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![]() Green during his Collingwood career | |||
Personal information | |||
Full name | Jack Taylor Green | ||
Date of birth | 26 August 1919 | ||
Date of death | 23 July 1981 | (aged 61)||
Original team(s) | Northcote Stars | ||
Height | 180 cm (5 ft 11 in) | ||
Weight | 81 kg (179 lb) | ||
Playing career1 | |||
Years | Club | Games (Goals) | |
1938–1949 | Collingwood | 127 (63) | |
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1949. | |||
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com |
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]
Jack Green | |||
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![]() Green during his Collingwood career | |||
Personal information | |||
Full name | Jack Taylor Green | ||
Date of birth | 26 August 1919 | ||
Date of death | 23 July 1981 | (aged 61)||
Original team(s) | Northcote Stars | ||
Height | 180 cm (5 ft 11 in) | ||
Weight | 81 kg (179 lb) | ||
Playing career1 | |||
Years | Club | Games (Goals) | |
1938–1949 | Collingwood | 127 (63) | |
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1949. | |||
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com |
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]