Jack Connell (footballer)

Jack Connell (24 August 1912 – 25 March 1983) was an Australian rules footballer who played with St Kilda in the Victorian Football League (VFL).[1]

Jack Connell
Personal information
Full name John Thomas "Jack" Connell
Date of birth (1912-08-24)24 August 1912
Place of birth Brighton, Melbourne, Victoria.
Date of death 25 March 1983(1983-03-25) (aged 70)
Place of death Fairfeild, Melbourne, Victoria
Original team(s) Maryborough, Corowa Stars, Wangaratta
Height 189 cm (6 ft 2 in)
Weight 84 kg (185 lb)
Position(s) Centre Half Forward
Playing career1
Years Club Games (Goals)
1932–33, 1935 St Kilda 5 (1)
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1935.
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com

Connell played with the Corowa Stars in 1930 in the Chiltern & District Football Association and then with the Wangaratta Football Club in 1931 and 1932 in the Ovens & Murray Football League. [2]

Connell was granted a permit by the VFL in June, 1932 from Wangaratta to St. Kilda.[3]

Connell played with the Brighton Football Club in the VFA from 1936 to 1940.[4]

Notes
  1. Holmesby, Russell; Main, Jim (2014). The Encyclopedia of AFL Footballers: every AFL/VFL player since 1897 (10th ed.). Seaford, Victoria: BAS Publishing. p. 172. ISBN 978-1-921496-32-5.
  2. "John Connell - Football clubs". Trove Newspapers. The Corowa Free Press.
  3. "1932 - League Permits". Trove Newspapers. The Argus. 30 June 1932. p. 12. Retrieved 15 December 2020.
  4. "Jack Connell's Service For Brighton". Trove Newspapers. Sporting Globe (Melbourne, Vic). 12 July 1939. p. 11. Retrieved 12 November 2020.


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