Jack Green | |||
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Personal information | |||
Full name | John Joseph Patrick Green | ||
Date of birth | 29 September 1905 | ||
Place of birth | Brunswick, Victoria | ||
Date of death | 28 May 1960 | (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 | 86 (109) | |
1934–1936 | Hawthorn | 40 (167) | |
Total | 126 (276) | ||
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1936. | |||
Career highlights | |||
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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).
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]
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]
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]
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]
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]
He died at South Melbourne, Victoria on 28 May 1960. [8]
Jack Green | |||
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Personal information | |||
Full name | John Joseph Patrick Green | ||
Date of birth | 29 September 1905 | ||
Place of birth | Brunswick, Victoria | ||
Date of death | 28 May 1960 | (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 | 86 (109) | |
1934–1936 | Hawthorn | 40 (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).
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]
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]
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]
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]
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]
He died at South Melbourne, Victoria on 28 May 1960. [8]