Jack Furness
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Jack Furness | |||
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Personal information | |||
Full name | John Robert Furness | ||
Date of birth | 23 August 1890 | ||
Place of birth | North Melbourne, Victoria | ||
Date of death | 9 February 1968 | (aged 77)||
Place of death | Hawthorn, Victoria | ||
Original team(s) | Fitzroy juniors | ||
Playing career1 | |||
Years | Club | Games (Goals) | |
1911 | Fitzroy | 6 (3) | |
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1911. | |||
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com |
John Robert Furness (23 August 1890 โ 9 February 1968) was an Australian rules footballer who played with Fitzroy in the Victorian Football League (VFL).[1]
Fitzroy (VFL)
He made his debut, as one of the seven new players for Fitzroy โ i.e., Ernie Everett, Jack Furness, Cliff Hutton, Frank Lamont, Tom Moloughney, Danny Murphy, and Eric Watson[2] โ against Melbourne on 29 April 1911.
Death
He died at Hawthorn, Victoria on 9 February 1968.[3]
Notes
- ^ Holmesby, Russell; Main, Jim (2014). The Encyclopedia of AFL Footballers: every AFL/VFL player since 1897 (10th ed.). Seaford, Victoria: BAS Publishing. p. 300. ISBN 978-1-921496-32-5.
- ^ League Matches, The Australasian, (Saturday, 6 May 1911), p.23.
- ^ Deaths: Furness, The Age, (Saturday, 10 February 1968), p.43.
External links
- Jack Furness's playing statistics from AFL Tables
- Jack Furness at AustralianFootball.com
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