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Key Facts

Full name
Gerald Vincent Donnelly

Known as
Gerry Donnelly

Born
7 August 1903

Died
4 September 1937 (aged 34)

Place of death
Melbourne, VIC (3000)

Age at first & last AFL game
First game: 21y 268d
Last game: 27y 30d

Height and weight
Height: 183 cm
Weight: 80 kg

Senior clubs
Sturt; Melbourne; North Melbourne; Essendon

Jumper numbers
Melbourne: 5
North Melbourne: 8, 7
Essendon: 7

Recruited from
Sturt (1925); Melbourne (1926); North Melbourne (1930)

Family links
Andy Donnelly (Brother)

Gerry Donnelly

ClubLeagueCareer spanGamesGoalsAvgWin %AKIAHBAMKBV
SturtSAFL192413161.23
MelbourneV/AFL19251240.3375%0
North MelbourneV/AFL1926, 19301450.367%0
EssendonV/AFL1930300.0033%0
SAFL192413161.23
V/AFL1925-1926, 19302990.3138%0
Total1924-1926, 193042250.60

AFL: 2,950th player to appear, 5,605th most games played, 5,134th most goals kickedMelbourne: 423rd player to appear, 734th most games played, 618th most goals kickedNorth Melbourne: 34th player to appear, 527th most games played, 460th most goals kickedEssendon: 422nd player to appear, 961st most games played, 1,025th most goals kicked

Footnotes

* Behinds calculated from the 1965 season on.
+ Score at the end of extra time.