Henri Jeanneret
| Henri Jeanneret | |||
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 Jeanneret in 1899 | |||
| Personal information | |||
| Full name | Henri Edward Jeanneret | ||
| Date of birth | 1 January 1878 | ||
| Place of birth | Switzerland | ||
| Date of death | 1 June 1935 (aged 57) | ||
| Place of death | Hurstville, New South Wales | ||
| Height | 178 cm (5 ft 10 in) | ||
| Weight | 75 kg (165 lb) | ||
| Position(s) | Wing, forward | ||
| Playing career1 | |||
| Years | Club | Games (Goals) | |
| 1898–1903 | South Melbourne | 75 (12) | |
| 1904 | Melbourne | 4 (0) | |
| Total | 79 (12) | ||
|
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1904. | |||
| Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com | |||
Henri Edward Jeanneret (1 January 1878 – 1 June 1935)[1] was a Swiss-born Australian rules footballer who played in the Victorian Football League (VFL).
Family
[edit]The fourth (of seven) child of Frederic Guillaume Jeanneret Gris (1851-1893),[2][3][4] and Laure Jeanneret Gris (1851-1923), née Belrichard,[5][6][7] Henri Edward Jeanneret was born in Switzerland on 1 January 1878. His family arrived in Melbourne in the S.S. Somersetshire on 10 August 1879.
He married Jane/Jean Ethel Domville Scott (1881-) in 1906. He was naturalized, as "Henry Edward Jeanneret" on 17 August 1911 (cert. No. 12104).
Playing career
[edit]- "A young man named Henry Jeanneret sustained a fracture of the ribs while playing football [for Mentone] in the Mentone v. East Brighton match last Saturday." — The Caulfield and Elsternwick Leader, 11 July 1896.[8]
Glenferrie (SJFA)
[edit]Jeanneret started playing football with Glenferrie (late Clendon) in the Suburban Junior Football Association in 1897, where he was also the club delegate.
Hawthorn (VJFA)
[edit]When Glenferrie disbanded during 1897, he then joined the Hawthorn club that was competing in the Victorian Junior Football Association,
South Melbourne (VFL)
[edit]He joined South Melbourne at the start of 1898.[9][10] A wingman, Jeanneret made his debut for South Melbourne in Round 1 of the 1898 VFL season. He played in 75 matches over six seasons for South Melbourne.
Melbourne (VFL)
[edit]On 5 May 1904 he was cleared to Melbourne for the 1904 VFL season.[11] At Melbourne he played four matches.[12]
See also
[edit]Death
[edit]He died at Hurstville, New South Wales on 1 June 1935.[13]
Notes
[edit]- ^ Curtis, Rod (30 April 2005). "A retired Greek ruckman from Sunshine explains the rules in every language". The Age. Retrieved 8 January 2011.
- ^ Deaths: Gris, The Age, (Monday, 12 June 1893), p.1.
- ^ Deaths: Gris, The Argus, (Tuesday, 13 June 1893), p.1.
- ^ Deaths: Jeanneret-Gris, The Argus, (Saturday, 17 June 1893), p.1.
- ^ Tutors, Governesses, Clerks, &c.: Madame Jeanneret, The Argus, (Thursday, 1 April 1886), p.1.
- ^ Soldier's Wife Leads: Lessons in Camp, The Weekly Times, (Saturday, 20 January 1917), p.10.
- ^ Deaths: Jeanneret, The Argus, (Monday, 23 May 1923), p.1.
- ^ Brief Notes, The Caulfield and Elsternwick Leader, (Saturday, 11 July 1896), p.2.
- ^ Hawthorn, The (Melbourne) Herald, (Tuesday, 10 May 1893), p.3.
- ^ "Henri Jeanneret joins South Melbourne from Hawthorn - The Herald May 10, 1898".
- ^ Victorian Football League, The Argus, (Saturday, 7 May 1904), p.16.
- ^ Main, Jim; Holmesby, Russell (1992). The Encyclopedia of League Footballers. Melbourne, Victoria: Wilkinson Books. p. 213. ISBN 1-86337-085-4.
- ^ "Henry E. Jeanneret", NSW Births Deaths & Marriages Reg.No.7044/1935.
References
[edit]External links
[edit]
- Henri Jeanneret's playing statistics from AFL Tables
- Henri Jeanneret at AustralianFootball.com
- Henri Jeanneret at Demonwiki.
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