Jack Shorten (Australian rules footballer)
| Jack Shorten | |||
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| Personal information | |||
| Full name | John F. Shorten | ||
| Date of birth | 30 November 1887 | ||
| Date of death | 9 October 1958 (aged 70) | ||
| Original team(s) | Royal Australian Artillery | ||
| Height / weight | 183 cm / 83 kg | ||
| Position(s) | Defender | ||
| Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com | |||
John 'Jack' Shorten (30 November 1887 - 9 October 1958)[1] was an Australian rules footballer who played for Collingwood in the Victorian Football League (VFL).
Shorten was the centre half back in Collingwood's 1910 premiership team. His involvement in a second half melee kept him out of action for the entire 1911 season as he received a 28 games suspension for striking, exactly the same punishment handed out to Carlton's Percy Sheehan. It remains the longest suspension ever for a Collingwood player.
References
- ^ "Jack Shorten". Collingwood Forever. Retrieved 27 August 2014.
- Jack Shorten's playing statistics from AFL Tables
- Holmesby, Russell and Main, Jim (2007). The Encyclopedia of AFL Footballers. 7th ed. Melbourne: Bas Publishing.
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