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Jack Connell (footballer)

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Jack Connell
Personal information
Full name John Thomas "Jack" Connell
Date of birth (1912-08-24)24 August 1912
Place of birth Brighton, Melbourne, Victoria.
Date of death 25 March 1983(1983-03-25) (aged 70)
Place of death Fairfeild, Melbourne, Victoria
Original team(s) Maryborough, Corowa Stars, Wangaratta
Height 189 cm (6 ft 2 in)
Weight 84 kg (185 lb)
Position(s) Centre Half Forward
Playing career1
Years Club Games (Goals)
1932–33, 1935 St Kilda 5 (1)
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1935.
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com

Jack Connell (24 August 1912 – 25 March 1983) was an Australian rules footballer who played with St Kilda in the Victorian Football League (VFL).[1]

Connell played with the Corowa Stars in 1930 in the Chiltern & District Football Association and then with the Wangaratta Football Club in 1931 and 1932 in the Ovens & Murray Football League. [2]

Connell was granted a permit by the VFL in June, 1932 from Wangaratta to St. Kilda.[3]

Connell played with the Brighton Football Club in the VFA from 1936 to 1940.[4]

Notes

  1. ^ Holmesby, Russell; Main, Jim (2014). The Encyclopedia of AFL Footballers: every AFL/VFL player since 1897 (10th ed.). Seaford, Victoria: BAS Publishing. p. 172. ISBN 978-1-921496-32-5.
  2. ^ "John Connell - Football clubs". Trove Newspapers. The Corowa Free Press.
  3. ^ "1932 - League Permits". Trove Newspapers. The Argus. 30 June 1932. p. 12. Retrieved 15 December 2020.
  4. ^ "Jack Connell's Service For Brighton". Trove Newspapers. Sporting Globe (Melbourne, Vic). 12 July 1939. p. 11. Retrieved 12 November 2020.

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