Jack Gaffney
John Bernard "Jack" Gaffney OAM[2] (21 August 1929 – 1 August 2018) was an Australian rules footballer who played with Fitzroy in the Victorian Football League (VFL).[3]
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Personal information | |||
Full name | John Bernard Gaffney | ||
Date of birth | 21 August 1929 | ||
Date of death | 1 August 2018 88) | (aged||
Original team(s) |
Broken Hill YCW / South Broken Hill[1] | ||
Height | 182 cm (6 ft 0 in) | ||
Weight | 81 kg (179 lb) | ||
Position(s) | Halfback | ||
Playing career1 | |||
Years | Club | Games (Goals) | |
1949–53 | Fitzroy | 80 (0) | |
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1953. | |||
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com |
Originally from Broken Hill, Gaffney played for and coached Prahran in the Victorian Football Association (VFA) after retiring from the VFL.[4] He later became a lawyer, and was the Supreme Court of Victoria Registrar of Criminal Appeals, a Master; and Registrar of the Court of Appeal. He also served on the VFL Tribunal.[5][6]
Notes
- "FOOTBALL NOTES". Barrier Daily Truth (Broken Hill, NSW : 1908; 1941 - 1954). Broken Hill, NSW: National Library of Australia. 5 August 1949. p. 6. Retrieved 29 April 2015.
- "Australian Honours Search Facility". honours.pmc.gov.au. Retrieved 19 August 2018.
- Holmesby, Russell; Main, Jim (2014). The Encyclopedia of AFL Footballers: every AFL/VFL player since 1897 (10th ed.). Seaford, Victoria: BAS Publishing. p. 301. ISBN 978-1-921496-32-5.
- "Gaffney to be Prahran coach". The Argus (Melbourne). Victoria, Australia. 13 October 1954. p. 31. Retrieved 20 August 2018 – via National Library of Australia.
- Victorian Bar Association. "John Bernard Gaffney's Obituary". The Age. Retrieved 19 August 2018.
- "Football's surprising source - AFL.com.au". afl.com.au. Retrieved 19 August 2018.
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External links
- Jack Gaffney's playing statistics from AFL Tables
- Jack Gaffney at AustralianFootball.com
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