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Key Facts

Full name
Jack George

Known as
Jack George

Born
20 April 1910

Died
14 April 2000 (aged 89)

Age at first & last AFL game
First game: 20y 55d
Last game: 26y 124d

Height and weight
Height: 178 cm
Weight: 81 kg

Senior clubs
Collingwood; St. Kilda; South Melbourne

Jumper numbers
Collingwood: 14, 15
St. Kilda: 15
South Melbourne: 31

Recruited from
Collingwood (1931); St. Kilda (1936)

Jack George

Advanced stats
ClubLeagueCareer spanGamesGoalsAvgWin %AKIAHBAMKBV
CollingwoodV/AFL1930-1931700.0071%11.00—2.000
St. KildaV/AFL1931-19355530.0545%18.00—5.503
South MelbourneV/AFL19361110.0982%20.67—2.670
V/AFL1930-19367340.0553%18.17—3.503
Total1930-19367340.0553%18.17—3.503

Pre 1965 stats are for selected matches only

AFL: 3,707th player to appear, 3,253rd most games played, 6,580th most goals kickedCollingwood: 332nd player to appear, 799th most games played, 991st most goals kickedSt. Kilda: 660th player to appear, 277th most games played, 717th most goals kickedSouth Melbourne: 496th player to appear, 790th most games played, 910th most goals kicked

Jack George was a solid ruckman and defender who played league football with three clubs. He produced his best and most consistent form with St Kilda, where he played 55 VFL games and registered three goals from 1931 to 1935. Prior to that he had made seven appearances without kicking a goal for Collingwood in 1930-1. He rounded off his career with 11 games and one goal for South Melbourne in 1936.

Author - John Devaney

Sources

Full Points Publications

Footnotes

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