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Key Facts

Full name
Jack Dempsey

Known as
Jack Dempsey

Born
25 September 1919

Died
9 September 2006 (aged 86)

Age at first & last AFL game
First game: 21y 227d
Last game: 27y 206d

Height and weight
Height: 183 cm
Weight: 88 kg

Senior clubs
South Melbourne

Jumper numbers
South Melbourne: 18, 30

Jack Dempsey

Advanced stats
Club
League
Career span
Games
Goals
Avg
Win %
AKI
AHB
AMK
BV
South MelbourneV/AFL1941, 1944-194745120.2764%———0
Total1941, 1944-194745120.2764%———0

AFL: 4,903rd player to appear, 4,602nd most games played, 4,680th most goals kickedSouth Melbourne: 573rd player to appear, 366th most games played, 433rd most goals kicked

After playing four games for South Melbourne in 1941 Jack Dempsey did not appear again until 1944 because of the demands of his army service. He continued with South until 1947, by which time he had played 45 VFL games and scored a dozen goals. In the infamous ‘Bloodbath’ grand final of 1945 against Carlton he played as a follower and was high among his team’s best players. However, he could not prevent the southerners from slumping to defeat by 28 points.

Author - John Devaney

Sources

Full Points Publications

Footnotes

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