Bernie Jones

Bernie Jones
Personal information
Full name Bernard Matthew Jones
Date of birth (1953-05-03)3 May 1953
Date of death 20 June 2022(2022-06-20) (aged 69)[1]
Original team(s) De La Salle
Height 197 cm (6 ft 6 in)
Weight 92 kg (203 lb)
Playing career1
Years Club Games (Goals)
1973–1977 Hawthorn 65 (31)
1978 Essendon 13 (11)
1979–1980 Hawthorn 8 (1)
Total 86 (43)
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1980.
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com

Bernie Jones (3 May 1953 – 20 June 2022) was an Australian rules footballer who played for Hawthorn and Essendon in the VFL during the 1970s.[2]

A ruckman, Jones played in two Grand Finals in his first stint with Hawthorn, the first in 1975 which they lost and the other the following season which they won. In 1978 he crossed to Essendon for the season before returning to Hawthorn where he played until his retirement in 1980.

Jones's son, Dylan, played for the Sandringham Football Club in the Victorian Football League in 2010.

References

  1. ^ "Bernard Matthew Jones". Southern Metropolitan Cemeteries Trust.
  2. ^ Browne, Ashley. "Rest In Peace, Bernie Jones". hawksinsiders.substack.com.