John 'Jack' Shorten (30 November 1887 – 9 October 1958)[1] was an Australian rules footballer who played for Collingwood in the Victorian Football League (VFL).
| Jack Shorten | |||
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 Shorten in 1910 | |||
| Personal information | |||
| Full name | John Francis Shorten | ||
| Date of birth | 30 November 1887 | ||
| Place of birth | Williamstown, Victoria | ||
| Date of death | 9 October 1958 (aged 70) | ||
| Place of death | Sunshine, Victoria | ||
| Original team(s) | Royal Australian Artillery | ||
| Height | 183 cm (6 ft 0 in) | ||
| Weight | 83 kg (183 lb) | ||
| Position(s) | Defender | ||
| Playing career1 | |||
| Years | Club | Games (Goals) | |
| 1909–10, 1912–13 | Collingwood | 60 (0) | |
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1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1913. | |||
| Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com | |||
Shorten was the centre half back in Collingwood's 1910 premiership team. His involvement in a second half melee kept him out of action for the entire 1911 season as he received a 28 games suspension for striking, exactly the same punishment handed out to Carlton's Percy Sheehan. It remains the longest suspension ever for a Collingwood player.
References
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Jack Shorten.
- ^ "Jack Shorten". Collingwood Forever. Retrieved 27 August 2014.
- Jack Shorten's playing statistics from AFL Tables
- Holmesby, Russell and Main, Jim (2007). The Encyclopedia of AFL Footballers. 7th ed. Melbourne: Bas Publishing.
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