Henri Edward Jeanneret (1 January 1878 – 1 June 1935)[1] was a Swiss-born Australian rules footballer who played in the Victorian Football League (VFL).
| Henri Jeanneret | |||
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 Jeanneret in 1899 | |||
| Personal information | |||
| Full name | Henri Edward Jeanneret | ||
| Date of birth | 1 January 1878 | ||
| Place of birth | Switzerland | ||
| Date of death | 1 June 1935 (aged 57) | ||
| Place of death | Hurstville, New South Wales | ||
| Height | 178 cm (5 ft 10 in) | ||
| Weight | 75 kg (165 lb) | ||
| Position(s) | Wing, forward | ||
| Playing career1 | |||
| Years | Club | Games (Goals) | |
| 1898–1903 | South Melbourne | 75 (12) | |
| 1904 | Melbourne | 4 (0) | |
| Total | 79 (12) | ||
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1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1904. | |||
| Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com | |||
Family edit
The fourth (of seven) child of Frederic Guillaume Jeanneret Gris (1851-1893),[2][3][4] and Laure Jeanneret Gris (1851-1923), née Belrichard,[5][6][7] Henri Edward Jeanneret was born in Switzerland on 1 January 1878. His family arrived in Melbourne in the S.S. Somersetshire on 10 August 1879.
He married Jane/Jean Ethel Domville Scott (1881-) in 1906. He was naturalized, as "Henry Edward Jeanneret" on 17 August 1911 (cert. No. 12104).
Playing career edit
- "A young man named Henry Jeanneret sustained a fracture of the ribs while playing football [for Mentone] in the Mentone v. East Brighton match last Saturday." — The Caulfield and Elsternwick Leader, 11 July 1896.[8]
Glenferrie (SJFA) edit
Jeanneret started playing football with Glenferrie (late Clendon) in the Suburban Junior Football Association in 1897, where he was also the club delegate.
Hawthorn (VJFA) edit
When Glenferrie disbanded during 1897, he then joined the Hawthorn club that was competing in the Victorian Junior Football Association,
South Melbourne (VFL) edit
He joined South Melbourne at the start of 1898.[9][10] A wingman, Jeanneret made his debut for South Melbourne in Round 1 of the 1898 VFL season. He played in 75 matches over six seasons for South Melbourne.
Melbourne (VFL) edit
On 5 May 1904 he was cleared to Melbourne for the 1904 VFL season.[11] At Melbourne he played four matches.[12]
See also edit
Death edit
He died at Hurstville, New South Wales on 1 June 1935.[13]
Notes edit
- ^ Curtis, Rod (30 April 2005). "A retired Greek ruckman from Sunshine explains the rules in every language". The Age. Retrieved 8 January 2011.
- ^ Deaths: Gris, The Age, (Monday, 12 June 1893), p.1.
- ^ Deaths: Gris, The Argus, (Tuesday, 13 June 1893), p.1.
- ^ Deaths: Jeanneret-Gris, The Argus, (Saturday, 17 June 1893), p.1.
- ^ Tutors, Governesses, Clerks, &c.: Madame Jeanneret, The Argus, (Thursday, 1 April 1886), p.1.
- ^ Soldier's Wife Leads: Lessons in Camp, The Weekly Times, (Saturday, 20 January 1917), p.10.
- ^ Deaths: Jeanneret, The Argus, (Monday, 23 May 1923), p.1.
- ^ Brief Notes, The Caulfield and Elsternwick Leader, (Saturday, 11 July 1896), p.2.
- ^ Hawthorn, The (Melbourne) Herald, (Tuesday, 10 May 1893), p.3.
- ^ "Henri Jeanneret joins South Melbourne from Hawthorn - The Herald May 10, 1898".
- ^ Victorian Football League, The Argus, (Saturday, 7 May 1904), p.16.
- ^ Main, Jim; Holmesby, Russell (1992). The Encyclopedia of League Footballers. Melbourne, Victoria: Wilkinson Books. p. 213. ISBN 1-86337-085-4.
- ^ "Henry E. Jeanneret", NSW Births Deaths & Marriages Reg.No.7044/1935.
References edit
External links edit
- Henri Jeanneret's playing statistics from AFL Tables
- Henri Jeanneret at AustralianFootball.com
- Henri Jeanneret at Demonwiki.
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