Jack Fincher (footballer)

Jack Fincher
Personal information
Full name John Alexander Fincher
Date of birth 27 November 1904
Place of birth Lauriston
Date of death 4 October 1970(1970-10-04) (aged 65)
Original team(s) Castlemaine[1]
Height 168 cm (5 ft 6 in)
Weight 72 kg (159 lb)
Position(s) Rover
Playing career1
Years Club Games (Goals)
1927–1930 Richmond 069 (54)
1931–1933 Footscray 036 (24)
Total 105 (78)
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1933.
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com

John Alexander "Jack" Fincher (27 November 1904 — 4 October 1970) was an Australian rules footballer who played for Richmond and Footscray in the Victorian Football League (VFL).

Fincher was unlucky not to play in a premiership side while at Richmond, appearing in three successive losing Grand Finals from 1927, his debut season. A rover, he kicked 23 goals in 1928. He crossed to Footscray in 1931, a year before Richmond broke through for their premiership.

His elder brother Charlie played at South Melbourne and was killed in the very first landings at Gallipoli on 25 April 1915.

References

  1. "32 Permits". Sporting Globe. Melbourne, Vic.: National Library of Australia. 27 April 1927. p. 8. Retrieved 12 June 2015.
  • Holmesby, Russell and Main, Jim (2007). The Encyclopedia of AFL Footballers. 7th ed. Melbourne: Bas Publishing.
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