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Key Facts

Full name
John Henderson

Known as
John Henderson

Born
31 August 1938 (age 86)

Age at first & last AFL game
First game: 18y 330d
Last game: 28y 24d

Height and weight
Height: 187 cm
Weight: 91 kg

Senior clubs
Collingwood

Jumper numbers
Collingwood: 57, 4, 10, 2

John Henderson

Advanced stats
Club
League
Career span
Games
Goals
Avg
Win %
AKI
AHB
AMK
BV
CollingwoodV/AFL1957-1966144280.1960%14.122.332.4755
Total1957-1966144280.1960%14.122.332.4755

Pre 1965 stats are for selected matches only

AFL: 6,858th player to appear, 1,457th most games played, 3,122nd most goals kickedCollingwood: 598th player to appear, 112th most games played, 260th most goals kicked

Despite being heftily built at 187cm and 91kg, John Henderson was quick, agile and exceptionally skilful. Nevertheless, when he tried out with Essendon, the team he had supported as a boy, he was told that he was not good enough for league football. Collingwood, however, thought otherwise, and he went on to enjoy an auspicious 10-season, 144-game VFL career with the Magpies. Initially used mainly as a half back, he eventually developed into one of the league's most damaging centremen, a position in which he also represented the VFL in the interstate arena on numerous occasions.

Henderson's last game for Collingwood was the heart-shattering one point loss to St Kilda in the 1966 Grand Final, in which he was named as a reserve. After leaving the VFL he briefly served as coach of VFA side Yarraville.

Author - John Devaney

Sources

Full Points Footy Publications

Footnotes

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