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Les Jones (Australian footballer, born 1922)

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Les W. Jones
Personal information
Full name Leslie William Jones
Date of birth 1 October 1922
Place of birth Chelsea, Victoria
Date of death 22 May 1989(1989-05-22) (aged 66)
Original team(s) Chelsea Football Club
Height 183 cm (6 ft 0 in)
Weight 92 kg (203 lb)
Playing career1
Years Club Games (Goals)
1944–1949 Richmond 59 (23)
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1949.
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com

Leslie William "Les" Jones (1 October 1922 – 22 May 1989)[1] was an Australian rules footballer who played with Richmond in the Victorian Football League (VFL).

Jones, a follower, made his league debut in round 18 of the 1944 VFL season.[2][3] He played a preliminary final in his second VFL appearance and his third senior game was the 1944 Grand Final, which Richmond lost to Fitzroy.[3] On Grand Final day he injured his leg and had to be replaced by the 19th man Keith Cook at half-time.[4] His appearance was only made possible when he was granted leave from the Army.[5] After leaving Richmond he captain-coached Yallourn.[6]

References

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  1. ^ "Les Jones - Player Bio". Australian Football. Retrieved 19 November 2014.
  2. ^ Holmesby, Russell; Main, Jim (2007). The Encyclopedia Of AFL Footballers. BAS Publishing. ISBN 9781920910785.
  3. ^ a b "AFL Tables: Les Jones". afltables.com.
  4. ^ The Argus,"Oppy Reported", 2 October 1944, p. 12
  5. ^ "WW2 Nominal Roll: Leslie William Jones". Government of Australia. Archived from the original on 7 November 2017.
  6. ^ The Argus,"Morris Will Not Get Clearance", 20 February 1950, p. 16


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