Jack W. Green
Encyclopedia
Jack Green was an Australian rules football
er who played for Geelong
and Collingwood
in the Victorian Football League
(VFL).
Green played two games for Geelong
in 1908. After two seasons out of the VFL, Green played a further eight seasons for Collingwood from 1911–1918.
Green played in four Grand Finals for Collingwood, including the 1917 win against Fitzroy
.
Green is one of four Jack Green's to have played VFL/AFL football.
He is not to be confused with;
Australian rules football
Australian rules football, officially known as Australian football, also called football, Aussie rules or footy is a sport played between two teams of 22 players on either...
er who played for Geelong
Geelong Football Club
The Geelong Football Club, nicknamed The Cats, is a professional Australian rules football club, named after and based in the city of Geelong, playing in the Australian Football League . The club has been the VFL/AFL premiers nine times, with a record equalling 3 in the AFL era. Geelong has also...
and Collingwood
Collingwood Football Club
The Collingwood Football Club, nicknamed The Magpies, is an Australian rules football club which plays in the Australian Football League...
in the Victorian Football League
Australian Football League
The Australian Football League is both the governing body and the major professional competition in the sport of Australian rules football...
(VFL).
Green played two games for Geelong
Geelong Football Club
The Geelong Football Club, nicknamed The Cats, is a professional Australian rules football club, named after and based in the city of Geelong, playing in the Australian Football League . The club has been the VFL/AFL premiers nine times, with a record equalling 3 in the AFL era. Geelong has also...
in 1908. After two seasons out of the VFL, Green played a further eight seasons for Collingwood from 1911–1918.
Green played in four Grand Finals for Collingwood, including the 1917 win against Fitzroy
Fitzroy Football Club
The Fitzroy Football Club, formerly nicknamed The Lions, is an Australian rules football club formed in 1883 to represent the inner Melbourne suburb of Fitzroy, Victoria and was a foundation member club of the Victorian Football League on its inception in 1897...
.
Green is one of four Jack Green's to have played VFL/AFL football.
He is not to be confused with;
- Jack GreenJack Green (footballer)Jack Green was an Australian rules footballer who played for Carlton and Hawthorn in the VFL during the late 1920s and 1930s....
who played 126 games with CarltonCarlton Football ClubThe Carlton Football Club is a professional Australian rules football club based in Melbourne, Victoria. The club competes in the Australian Football League, and was one of the eight founding members of that competition in 1897...
and HawthornHawthorn Football ClubThe Hawthorn Football Club, nicknamed the Hawks, is a professional Australian rules football club in the Australian Football League . The club, founded in 1902, is the youngest of the Victorian-based teams in the AFL. The team play in Brown & Gold vertically striped guernseys...
from 1929–1936. - Jack Green who played 127 games with Collingwood from 1938–1949.
- Jack Green who played 18 games with Collingwood from 1967–1969