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Jack Vinall (Australian footballer)

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Jack Vinall
Personal information
Full name Jack Vinall
Date of birth (1920-12-26)26 December 1920
Date of death 17 November 1991(1991-11-17) (aged 70)
Original team(s) Williamstown Juniors
Height 180 cm (5 ft 11 in)
Weight 81 kg (179 lb)
Playing career1
Years Club Games (Goals)
1944 Essendon 2 (1)
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1944.
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com

Jack Vinall (26 December 1920 – 17 November 1991) was an Australian rules footballer who played with Essendon in the Victorian Football League (VFL).[1]

He originally came from Trafalgar in Gippsland to Queenscliff then to Williamstown District and Williamstown Juniors before playing with Essendon in 1944. Vinall then transferred to Williamstown in the VFA in 1945 and played 11 senior games up until the end of 1946. He then became captain-coach of the Seconds at Williamstown in 1947, coaching them to the premiership in 1948 and then retiring but continuing to coach the Seconds in 1949. He later coached the Thirds at Williamstown in 1953 and was President of the Thirds in 1965.

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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. 909. ISBN 978-1-921496-32-5.
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