Julius 'Jack' Wegner (21 July 1913 – 30 April 1982) was an Australian rules footballer who played with Fitzroy in the Victorian Football League (VFL).[1]

Jack Wegner
Personal information
Full name Julius Wegener
Date of birth (1913-07-21)21 July 1913
Place of birth Richmond, Victoria
Date of death 30 April 1982(1982-04-30) (aged 68)
Place of death Preston, Victoria
Original team(s) Northcote
Height 175 cm (5 ft 9 in)
Weight 77 kg (170 lb)
Playing career1
Years Club Games (Goals)
1938 Fitzroy 1 (0)
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1938.
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com

Family

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The son of Bernhard Julius Wegener (1879-1954),[2] and Sophia Eliza Johanna "Dorothy" Wegener, née Uppink, Julius Wegener was born at Richmond, Victoria on 21 July 1913.

He married Iris Emily Schwaebsch on 30 September 1939.

His twin brother, Hans Johannes Wegener (1913-1951), a.k.a. "Andrew Wegner",[3] played VFA football with Northcote.

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References

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Holmesby, Russell; Main, Jim (2014). The Encyclopedia of AFL Footballers: every AFL/VFL player since 1897 (10th ed.). Seaford, Victoria: BAS Publishing. ISBN 978-1-921496-32-5.

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