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Key Facts

Full name
Leonard George Giles

Known as
Jack Giles

Born
17 June 1921

Place of birth
Yorketown, SA (5576)

Died
23 August 1994 (aged 73)

Place of death
Adelaide, SA (5000)

Age at first & last AFL game
First game: 22y 44d
Last game: 22y 44d

Height and weight
Height: 179 cm
Weight: 85 kg

Senior clubs
Sturt; Richmond

Jumper numbers
Richmond: 34

Recruited from
Sturt (1943)

State of origin
SA

Family links
Tony Giles (Nephew)

Jack Giles

Advanced stats
Club
League
Career span
Games
Goals
Avg
Win %
AKI
AHB
AMK
BV
SturtSANFL1941-1942, 1946-194995300.32—————
RichmondV/AFL1943100.000%———0
Total1941-1943, 1946-194996300.31—————

AFL: 5,232nd player to appear, 12,780th most games played, 11,568th most goals kickedRichmond: 429th player to appear, 1,166th most games played, 1,027th most goals kicked

An effective half back who was also sufficiently versatile to hold down full forward on occasion, Jack Giles was one of Sturt’s stand-out performers during a generally dismal time for the club. In 1941-2 and from 1946 to 1949 he played 95 SANFL games and kicked 30 goals, serving as team captain in his last season.

When military duties saw him living in Melbourne in 1943 he played one senior and six reserves matches for Richmond.

Author - John Devaney

Sources

Full Points Publications

Footnotes

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