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Key Facts

Full name
Jack Parker

Known as
Jack Parker

Born
3 May 1931

Died
1 September 2003 (aged 72)

Age at first & last AFL game
First game: 20y 100d
Last game: 24y 137d

Height and weight
Height: 178 cm
Weight: 85 kg

Senior clubs
Collingwood

Jumper numbers
Collingwood: 27, 18

Jack Parker

Advanced stats
Club
League
Career span
Games
Goals
Avg
Win %
AKI
AHB
AMK
BV
CollingwoodV/AFL1951-195559110.1969%9.50—2.501
Total1951-195559110.1969%9.50—2.501

Pre 1965 stats are for selected matches only

AFL: 6,156th player to appear, 3,910th most games played, 4,872nd most goals kickedCollingwood: 543rd player to appear, 313th most games played, 420th most goals kicked

From North Alphington, Jack Parker was a dependable and versatile performer for Collingwood in 59 VFL games between 1951 and 1955, during which he scored 11 goals. He played on a half back flank in the 1953 grand final, which saw the Magpies account for Geelong. His last game in a black and white jumper was the 1955 grand final in which Collingwood succumbed to Melbourne 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.