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Key Facts

Full name
Frederick Jinks

Known as
Fred Jinks

Born
24 November 1880

Died
8 February 1940 (aged 59)

Age at first & last AFL game
First game: 25y 218d
Last game: 28y 312d

Height and weight
Height: 180 cm
Weight: 78 kg

Senior clubs
Footscray; Carlton; North Melbourne; Port Melbourne

Recruited from
Footscray (1905); Eaglehawk (1906); Carlton (1910); North Melbourne (1911)

Fred Jinks

Advanced stats
Club
League
Career span
Games
Goals
Avg
Win %
AKI
AHB
AMK
BV
FootscrayVFA1904————————
EaglehawkBFA1905————————
CarltonV/AFL1906-190960280.4783%———0
North MelbourneVFA1910————————
Port MelbourneVFA1911-191234———————
VFA1904, 1910-191234———————
BFA1905————————
V/AFL1906-190960280.4783%———0
Total1904-191294280.30—————

AFL: 1,173rd player to appear, 3,838th most games played, 3,105th most goals kickedCarlton: 202nd player to appear, 296th most games played, 252nd most goals kicked

After joining Carlton from Eaglehawk in 1906 Fred Jinks, who had previously spent the 1904 season at Footscray in the VFA, rapidly developed into a key member of a side that was to win a then unprecedented three successive premierships. Along with Fred 'Pompey' Elliot and Jim Flynn he gave the Blues a ruck combination that was second to none in the league. In 1910, however, Carlton coach Jack Worrall fell out with the club hierarchy and was eventually displaced. Jinks, who chose to side with his coach, also left the club, spending the remainder of a colourful career back in the VFA. Seldom far from controversy, in 1912, while playing for Port Melbourne, he was reported for charging an opponent with his fists, and suspended for a year. Prior to his stint with Port, Jinks had been captain-coach of North Melbourne.

Author - John Devaney

Sources

Full Points Footy Publications

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Footnotes

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