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Fred Jones (Australian footballer)

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Fred Jones
Personal information
Full name Frederick George Jones
Date of birth (1918-04-22)22 April 1918
Place of birth Traralgon, Victoria
Date of death 27 April 1977(1977-04-27) (aged 59)
Place of death Leongatha South, Victoria
Original team(s) Traralgon
Height 189 cm (6 ft 2 in)
Weight 92 kg (203 lb)
Playing career1
Years Club Games (Goals)
1941–1942 Hawthorn 13 (26)
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1942.
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com

Frederick George Jones (22 April 1918 – 27 April 1977) was an Australian rules footballer who played with Hawthorn in the Victorian Football League (VFL).[1]

Jones was recruited from the Traralgon Football Club [2] where he was runner-up in the 1940 Gippsland Football League best and fairest award. [3]

Notes

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  1. ^ Holmesby, Russell; Main, Jim (2014). The Encyclopedia of AFL Footballers: every AFL/VFL player since 1897 (10th ed.). Seaford, Victoria: BAS Publishing. p. 457. ISBN 978-1-921496-32-5.
  2. ^ "1941 - Hawthorn to pay £3.00". Trove Newspapers. The Age. 19 February 1941. p. 12. Retrieved 9 January 2021.
  3. ^ "1941 - Football Flashes". Trove Newspapers. Sporting Globe. 31 May 1941. p. 3. Retrieved 9 January 2021.
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