| Jack Green | |||
|---|---|---|---|
 Green during his Collingwood career | |||
| Personal information | |||
| Full name | Jack Taylor Green | ||
| Date of birth | 26 August 1919 | ||
| Date of death | 23 July 1981 (aged 61) | ||
| Original team(s) | Northcote Stars | ||
| Height | 180 cm (5 ft 11 in) | ||
| Weight | 81 kg (179 lb) | ||
| Playing career1 | |||
| Years | Club | Games (Goals) | |
| 1938–1949 | Collingwood | 127 (63) | |
|
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1949. | |||
| Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com | |||
Jack Taylor Green[1] (26 August 1919 – 23 July 1981)[2] was an Australian rules footballer who played with Collingwood in the Victorian Football League (VFL).[3]
Green, a follower and defender, was Collingwood's 19th man in the 1939 VFL Grand Final, which they lost to Melbourne.[4] He was the son of Jack W. Green, who was a Collingwood premiership player in 1917. His own son, also named Jack, played in the VFL as well, for Collingwood in the 1960s.[5] After leaving Collingwood he joined the Warragul Football Club, as playing coach.[6]
References
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- ↑ GREEN JACK TAYLOR
- ↑ "Jack T Green". Collingwood Forever. Retrieved 27 August 2014.
- ↑ AFL Tables: Jack Green
- ↑ The Argus,"Grand Final Teams", 29 September 1939, p. 16
- ↑ Holmesby, Russell; Main, Jim (2007). The Encyclopedia Of AFL Footballers. BAS Publishing. ISBN 9781920910785.
- ↑ The Argus,"Bill Twomey moved well in first workout", 24 March 1950, p. 20
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