Frederick George Jones (22 April 1918 – 27 April 1977) was an Australian rules footballer who played with Hawthorn in the Victorian Football League (VFL).[1]
Fred Jones | |||
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Personal information | |||
Full name | Frederick George Jones | ||
Date of birth | 22 April 1918 | ||
Place of birth | Traralgon, Victoria | ||
Date of death | 27 April 1977 | (aged 59)||
Place of death | Leongatha South, Victoria | ||
Original team(s) | Traralgon | ||
Height | 189 cm (6 ft 2 in) | ||
Weight | 92 kg (203 lb) | ||
Playing career1 | |||
Years | Club | Games (Goals) | |
1941–1942 | Hawthorn | 13 (26) | |
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1942. | |||
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com |
Jones was recruited from the Traralgon Football Club [2] where he was runner-up in the 1940 Gippsland Football League best and fairest award. [3]
Notes
edit- ^ Holmesby, Russell; Main, Jim (2014). The Encyclopedia of AFL Footballers: every AFL/VFL player since 1897 (10th ed.). Seaford, Victoria: BAS Publishing. p. 457. ISBN 978-1-921496-32-5.
- ^ "1941 - Hawthorn to pay £3.00". Trove Newspapers. The Age. 19 February 1941. p. 12. Retrieved 9 January 2021.
- ^ "1941 - Football Flashes". Trove Newspapers. Sporting Globe. 31 May 1941. p. 3. Retrieved 9 January 2021.
External links
edit- Fred Jones's playing statistics from AFL Tables
- Fred Jones at AustralianFootball.com