Gordon Jones (Australian footballer)
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| Personal information | |||
| Full name | Gordon Lindsay Jones | ||
| Date of birth | 2 November 1913 | ||
| Place of birth | Bealiba, Victoria | ||
| Date of death | 3 December 1999 (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
- ^ Jones—Natural Footballer, The (Melbourne) Herald, Thursday, 28 March 1935), p. 36.
- ^ "ESSENDON, EASILY". The Argus. Melbourne. 29 April 1935. p. 12. Retrieved 22 May 2012 – via National Library of Australia.
- ^ Taylor, Percy, "Melbourne are Proud of their Great War Record", (Saturday, 24 June 1944), p. 23.
- ^ "1935 - May Play With Melbourne". The Sun News-Pictorial (Melbourne, Vic). 8 February 1935. p. 28. Retrieved 17 May 2024.
References
- Australian Military Forces: Attestation Form for Persons Voluntarily Enlisted in the Militia Forces: G. L. Jones (213348): Date of Birth "2nd. November 1913".
- Second World War Nominal Roll: Captain Gordon Lindsay Jones (VX39821). Archived 30 November 2018 at the Wayback Machine
- Holmesby, Russell and Main, Jim (2007). The Encyclopedia of AFL Footballers. 7th ed. Melbourne: Bas Publishing.
- Honor Roll: Gordon Jones: Melbourne Half-Back is Champion this Week, The Sporting Globe, (Wednesday, 8 June 1938), p. 8.
External links
- Gordon Jones's playing statistics from AFL Tables
- Demonwiki profile