Jack Chambers (footballer)
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| Jack Chambers | |||
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| Personal information | |||
| Full name | John Chambers | ||
| Date of birth | 6 December 1901 | ||
| Date of death | Script error: The function "death_date_and_age" does not exist. | ||
| Original team(s) | Essendon | ||
| Height/Weight | 185 cm / 83 kg | ||
| Playing career1 | |||
| Years | Club | Games (Goals) | |
| 1924–1928 | Geelong | 72 (59) | |
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1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1928 season.
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John "Jack" Chambers (6 December 1901 – 1 July 1983) was an Australian rules footballer who played with Geelong in the Victorian Football League (VFL). He was inducted into the Geelong Hall of Fame in 2011.
A strong marking ruckman, Chambers was cleared to Geelong in 1924, having been on Essendon's list.[1]
He was a half forward flanker in the Geelong team which won the 1925 VFL Grand Final, their first ever premiership.[2]
In 1926 he represented Victoria in an interstate match against Western Australia in Perth.[3]
Chambers kicked a career best 28 goals in 1928, from 18 games, to finish as Geelong's leading goal-kicker.[4]
He had a son, John Chambers, who played Sheffield Shield cricket for Victoria as a batsman.[5]
References
- ↑ The Argus,"League Permits", 1 May 1924, p. 4
- ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
- ↑ The Perth Sunday Times,"W.A. v. Victoria", 4 July 1926, p. 4
- ↑ AFL Tables: Jack Chambers
- ↑ The Argus,"Are They Test Players of the Future?", 4 March 1950, p. 6
External links
- Jack Chambers's profile from AustralianFootball.com
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