Jack Green (footballer, born 1887)

For other people named Jack Green, see Jack Green (disambiguation).

Jack Green
Green in 1914
Personal information
Full name	John William Green
Date of birth	28 August 1887
Place of birth	Birregurra, Victoria
Date of death	6 May 1963(1963-05-06) (aged 75)
Place of death	Kew East, Victoria
Original team(s)	Barwon Downs
Debut	Round 6, 6 June 1908, Geelong vs. St Kilda, at Corio Oval
Height	175 cm (5 ft 9 in)
Weight	79 kg (174 lb)
Position(s)	half-back flank
Playing career^1
Years	Club	Games (Goals)
1908	Geelong (VFL)	002 (0)
1911–1918	Collingwood (VFL)	108 (6)
1919–1922	Brighton (VFA)	32 (2)
Total		142 (8)
^1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1922.
Career highlights
1917 Premiership Team
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com

John William Green (28 August 1887 - 6 May 1963) was an Australian rules footballer who played for the Geelong Football Club and the Collingwood Football Club in the Victorian Football League (VFL),[1] and for the Brighton Football Club in the Victorian Football Association (VFA).[2]

Family

The son of Thomas Henry Green (1850-1925),[3] and Jane Green (1859-1936), née Wilson,[4][5] John William Green was born at Birregurra, Victoria, on 28 August 1887.

He married Jessie May Battle (1887–1959), in Collingwood, on 6 February 1915.[6]

"Jack Green"

John William Green is one of four Jack Green's to have played VFL/AFL football; the others are:

• John Joseph Patrick "Jack" Green (1905–1960), not a relative, who played 126 games with Carlton and Hawthorn from 1929 to 1936.
• Jack Taylor Green (1919–1981), his son, who played 127 games with Collingwood from 1938 to 1949.
• Jack William Green (1947-), his grandson, who played 18 games with Collingwood from 1967 to 1969.

Football

Geelong (VFL)

Green played two games for Geelong in 1908.

Collingwood (VFL)

After two seasons out of the VFL, Green was granted a clearance from Geelong on 17 May 1911,[7] and he went on to play for Collingwood from 1911 to 1918.[8]

Grand Finals

Green played in four Grand Finals for Collingwood: the 6 point loss to Essendon in 1911, the 33 point loss to Carlton in 1915, the 35 point win over Fitzroy in 1917, and the 5 point loss to South Melbourne in 1918.

Brighton (VFA)

In 1919 he was appointed captain-coach of Brighton in the VFA.[9][10]

Death

He died at Kew East, Victoria on 6 May 1963.[11]

See also

• 1914 Sydney Carnival

Notes

1. AFL Tables.
2. The VFA Project.
3. Births Deaths and Marriages Victoria Deaths Registration no.12521/1925.
4. Births Deaths and Marriages Victoria Marriages Registration no.4424/1873.
5. Births Deaths and Marriages Victoria Deaths Registration no.6210/1936.
6. Marriages: Green—Battle, The Age, (Saturday, 6 March 1915), p. 5.
7. Football, The Argus, (Thursday, 18 May 1911), p. 8.
8. Collingwood Forever.
9. Football, The Age, (Friday, 25 April 1919), p. 8.
10. Football, The (Melbourne) Herald, (Friday, 2 May 1919), p. 3.
11. Births Deaths and Marriages Victoria Deaths Registration no.10074/1963.

External links

• Jack Green's playing statistics from AFL Tables
• Jack Green at AustralianFootball.com
• "Green, Jack _Bri21" at The VFA Project.
• Jack Green Snr, at Collingwood Forever.