John Kerr (Australian footballer)
Appearance
John Kerr | |||
---|---|---|---|
Personal information | |||
Date of birth | 15 July 1934 | ||
Date of death | 16 September 2005 | (aged 71)||
Original team(s) | Melbourne Grammar | ||
Height | 177 cm (5 ft 10 in) | ||
Weight | 78 kg (172 lb) | ||
Playing career1 | |||
Years | Club | Games (Goals) | |
1953–1958 | Footscray | 81 (24) | |
1958 | Melbourne | 2 (2) | |
Total | 83 (26) | ||
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1958. | |||
Career highlights | |||
| |||
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com |
John Kerr (15 July 1934 – 16 September 2005)[1] was an Australian rules footballer who played with Footscray in the Victorian Football League (VFL) during the 1950s.
Kerr played as a rover spent six seasons with the Bulldogs. He was one of the best afield in their 1954 Grand Final victory, his 32 possessions was the most by a Footscray player.
References
[edit]- ^ "2005 Review". Footystats. Archived from the original on 8 February 2017. Retrieved 3 October 2014.
- Holmesby, Russell; Main, Jim (2011). The Encyclopedia of AFL Footballers: every AFL/VFL player since 1897 (9th ed.). Melbourne, Victoria: Bas Publishing. p. 460. ISBN 978-1-921496-12-7.
External links
[edit]Wikimedia Commons has media related to John Kerr (Australian footballer).
- John Kerr's playing statistics from AFL Tables