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Key Facts

Full name
Horace Jenkin

Known as
Horrie Jenkin

Born
14 February 1893

Died
17 January 1985 (aged 91)

Age at first & last AFL game
First game: 23y 89d
Last game: 35y 200d

Height and weight
Height: 178 cm
Weight: 73 kg

Senior clubs
Fitzroy

Jumper numbers
Fitzroy: 5, 4

Family links
Charlie Pannam (Cousin)

Horrie Jenkin

Advanced stats
ClubLeagueCareer spanGamesGoalsAvgWin %AKIAHBAMKBV
FitzroyV/AFL1916-1928169220.1355%———1
Total1916-1928169220.1355%———1

AFL: 2,237th player to appear, 996th most games played, 3,496th most goals kickedFitzroy: 228th player to appear, 22nd most games played, 209th most goals kicked

After playing initially as a full forward, Fitzroy's Horrie Jenkin developed into a combative and highly resilient defender who seemed to get better with each passing year. He was at full forward in the Maroons' 1916 Challenge Final defeat of Carlton, and at full back, and one of the best players on view, in the 1922 premiership team. Champion full forward Gordon Coventry once described Jenkin as the most vigorous defender of his era. He won the Roys' best and fairest award in 1926, and played a total of 168 VFL games and kicked 22 goals between 1916 and 1928.

Author - John Devaney

Sources

Full Points Footy Publications

Footnotes

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