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Key Facts

Full name
John Claxton

Known as
John Claxton

Born
4 November 1934 (age 89)

Age at first & last AFL game
First game: 20y 177d
Last game: 21y 288d

Height and weight
Height: 177 cm
Weight: 83 kg

Senior clubs
Richmond; Port Melbourne; Brighton-Caulfield

Jumper numbers
Richmond: 34

Recruited from
Richmond (1957); East Launceston (1958); Port Melbourne (1962)

John Claxton

ClubLeagueCareer spanGamesGoalsAvgWin %AKIAHBAMKBV
RichmondV/AFL1955-195615181.2033%0
CornwallNTFA1957791.29
Port MelbourneVFA1958-1961691221.77
Brighton-CaulfieldVFA1962-1963
V/AFL1955-195615181.2033%0
NTFA1957791.29
VFA1958-1963691221.77
Total1955-1963911491.64

AFL: 6,539th player to appear, 7,282nd most games played, 3,893rd most goals kickedRichmond: 552nd player to appear, 596th most games played, 310th most goals kicked

Footnotes

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