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Key Facts

Full name
Jack Burns

Known as
Jack Burns

Born
6 October 1918

Died
24 August 1995 (aged 76)

Age at first & last AFL game
First game: 22y 279d
Last game: 28y 321d

Height and weight
Height: 170 cm
Weight: 66 kg

Senior clubs
Collingwood

Jumper numbers
Collingwood: 3, 5, 4, 2

Jack Burns

ClubLeagueCareer spanGamesGoalsAvgWin %AKIAHBAMKBV
CollingwoodV/AFL1941-194792140.1547%7
Total1941-194792140.1547%7

AFL: 4,959th player to appear, 2,645th most games played, 4,373rd most goals kickedCollingwood: 436th player to appear, 206th most games played, 379th most goals kicked

Jack Burns was a handy wingman who played 92 VFL games and scored 14 goals for Collingwood between 1941 and 1947. He later served the Magpies well as a recruiting officer and, after that, as club secretary.

Author - John Devaney

Sources

Full Points Publications

Footnotes

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