Gordon Jones (Australian footballer)

Gordon Jones
Personal information
Full name Gordon A. Jones
Date of birth 1 November 1913
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)
1935–40 Melbourne 61 (2)
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1940.
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com

Gordon A. Jones (1 November 1913 – 3 December 1999) was an Australian rules footballer who played for Melbourne in the Victorian Football League (VFL).

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).[1] 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. 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.

References

  1. ↑ "ESSENDON, EASILY". The Argus. Melbourne. 29 April 1935. p. 12. Retrieved 22 May 2012 – via National Library of Australia.


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