Bob Jones (born 22 October 1961) is a former Australian rules footballer who played with St Kilda in the Victorian Football League (VFL).
Bob Jones | |||
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Personal information | |||
Full name | Bob Jones | ||
Date of birth | 22 October 1961 | ||
Original team(s) | Devonport (NTFL) | ||
Draft | No. 44, 1987 national draft | ||
Height | 192 cm (6 ft 4 in) | ||
Weight | 87 kg (192 lb) | ||
Playing career1 | |||
Years | Club | Games (Goals) | |
1988–1989 | St Kilda | 20 (2) | |
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1989. | |||
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com |
Jones, an Indigenous Australian, grew up in Darwin, but came to St Kilda from Northern Tasmanian Football League (NTFL) club Devonport, at pick 44 of the 1987 National Draft.[1][2]
Already 26 when he made his debut for St Kilda in the 1988 VFL season, Jones's 19 games that year were spent as a ruckman and in defence.[3][4] Jones was also named in the Northern Territory squad for the 1988 Adelaide Bicentennial Carnival.
Jones suffered a season ending knee injury (torn medial ligament) in the opening round of the 1989 VFL season, against the Brisbane Bears at Moorabbin Oval.[5] It would be his final appearance for St Kilda.[3]
His son Liam Jones is a current AFL player, for the Western Bulldogs and previously for Carlton.[6]
References edit
- ^ Marngrook Radio Show, 1116 SEN, April 2012.
- ^ Lovett, Michael (2004). AFL 2004 - The Official Statistical History Of The AFL. AFL Publishing. ISBN 0-9580300-5-7.
- ^ a b AFL Tables: Bob Jones
- ^ Holmesby, Russell; Main, Jim (2007). The Encyclopedia Of AFL Footballers. BAS Publishing. ISBN 9781920910785.
- ^ The Age,"Lockett's beefy brilliance drives Saints from the front", 3 April 1989, p. 32
- ^ Smith, Adam (2 January 2012). "Tassie pup steps up". The Mercury (Hobart). News Corporation. Retrieved 19 April 2024.