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Key Facts

Full name
John Kerr

Known as
John Kerr

Born
15 July 1934

Died
16 September 2005 (aged 71)

Age at first & last AFL game
First game: 18y 326d
Last game: 24y 18d

Height and weight
Height: 177 cm
Weight: 78 kg

Senior clubs
Footscray; Melbourne

Jumper numbers
Footscray: 1, 22
Melbourne: 22

Recruited from
Footscray (1958)

John Kerr

Advanced stats
Club
League
Career span
Games
Goals
Avg
Win %
AKI
AHB
AMK
BV
FootscrayV/AFL1953-195881941.1660%14.40—1.6726
MelbourneV/AFL1958122.00100%———0
V/AFL1953-195882961.1761%14.40—1.6726
Total1953-195882961.1761%14.40—1.6726

Pre 1965 stats are for selected matches only

AFL: 6,348th player to appear, 3,004th most games played, 1,135th most goals kickedFootscray: 402nd player to appear, 158th most games played, 66th most goals kickedMelbourne: 782nd player to appear, 1,357th most games played, 786th most goals kicked

A clever and gutsy rover, John Kerr joined Footscray from Melbourne Grammar and gave the Bulldogs 81 games of sterling service between 1953 and 1958, during which he kicked 94 goals. With 24 kicks and eight handpasses he was his side's top possession getter, and many people's choice as best afield, when Footscray thrashed Melbourne in the 1954 Grand Final to claim the club's first VFL flag. Midway through the 1958 season he transferred to Melbourne but added just one game and two goals to his respective career tallies before retiring.

Author - John Devaney

Sources

Full Points Footy Publications

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Footnotes

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