Gordon Jones (Australian footballer)

Gordon Jones
Personal information
Full name Gordon Lindsay Jones
Date of birth (1913-11-02)2 November 1913
Place of birth Bealiba, Victoria
Date of death 3 December 1999(1999-12-03) (aged 86)
Original team(s) Maryborough
Height 180 cm (5 ft 11 in)
Weight 85 kg (187 lb)
Position(s) Follower
Playing career1
Years Club Games (Goals)
1935–1940 Melbourne 61 (2)
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1940.
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com

Gordon Lindsay Jones (2 November 1913 – 3 December 1999) was an Australian rules footballer who played for Melbourne in the Victorian Football League (VFL).

He was the cousin of Melbourne footballers Colin Niven and Ray Niven.[1]

A Maryborough recruit, he had a strong year in 1938 when he gathered 12 Brownlow Medal votes to finish as the best placed Melbourne player and equal ninth overall.

Jones debuted in League football with a solid performance as a ruckman in the opening round of the 1935 VFL season when Melbourne lost to Essendon 15.9 (99) to 24.15 (159).[2]

He was primarily a follower during his career but also played at centre half back, the position in which he was a member of Melbourne's 1939 and 1940 premiership teams.[3]

Jones won the Donald Gift in 1935.[4]

Footnotes

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  1. ^ Jones—Natural Footballer, The (Melbourne) Herald, Thursday, 28 March 1935), p. 36.
  2. ^ "ESSENDON, EASILY". The Argus. Melbourne. 29 April 1935. p. 12. Retrieved 22 May 2012 – via National Library of Australia.
  3. ^ Taylor, Percy, "Melbourne are Proud of their Great War Record", (Saturday, 24 June 1944), p. 23.
  4. ^ "1935 - May Play With Melbourne". The Sun News-Pictorial (Melbourne, Vic). 8 February 1935. p. 28. Retrieved 17 May 2024.

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