Jack Barnes (Australian footballer)

Jack Barnes
Personal information
Full name	John Robert Barnes
Date of birth	20 May 1905
Place of birth	Williamstown, Victoria
Date of death
Place of death	Williamstown, Victoria
Debut	Round 7, 1925, South Melbourne v. Essendon, at Windy Hill
Height/Weight	185 cm / 87 kg
Playing career1
Years	Club	Games (Goals)
1925–1929	South Melbourne	41 (71)
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1929 season.

John "Jack" Robert Barnes (20 May 1905 – 6 October 1999) was an Australian rules footballer who played with South Melbourne in the Victorian Football League (VFL) during the 1920s.

Born in Williamstown, Barnes was used mostly as a forward and kicked 34 goals in 1928, including a bag of six against Geelong at Lake Oval. His son Ken played at South Melbourne in the 1960s.

Barnes also represented Victoria in a first-class cricket match in 1930 as a right-handed batsman. Playing against Tasmania at the MCG, Barnes batted in the middle order and made 51. It would be his only innings at first-class level. Fellow VFL footballers Stuart King and Heinrich Schrader also played in that match for Victoria.

See also

• List of Victoria first-class cricketers

External links

• Jack Barnes's statistics from AFL Tables
• Cricinfo profile: Jack Barnes