Jack Connell (footballer)

John Thomas 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 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 Fairfield, Melbourne, Victoria
Original team(s) 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". The Corowa Free Press. 20 May 1932. p. 1 – via Trove Newspapers.
  3. "1932 - League Permits". The Argus. 30 June 1932. p. 12. Retrieved 15 December 2020 – via Trove Newspapers.
  4. "Jack Connell's Service For Brighton". Sporting Globe. Melbourne. 12 July 1939. p. 11. Retrieved 12 November 2020 – via Trove Newspapers.


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