Jack Evans (footballer, born 1891)

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Jack Evans
Jack Evans (before 1919).jpg
Personal information
Full name John Adrian Evans
Nickname(s) Dodger
Date of birth (1891-03-28)28 March 1891
Place of birth Mount Egerton, Victoria
Date of death 22 October 1966(1966-10-22) (aged 75)
Place of death Preston, Victoria
Original team(s) Richmond District
Height 174 cm (5 ft 9 in)
Weight 72 kg (159 lb)
Position(s) Defender
Playing career1
Years Club Games (Goals)
1912–15, 1919 Melbourne 61 (5)
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1919.
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com

Jack Evans (28 March 1891 – 22 October 1966) was an Australian rules footballer who played with Melbourne in the Victorian Football League (VFL).[1] Evans' football career was interrupted by serving in World War I.[2] He served in the Army and was a sergeant when awarded the Military Medal in 1918.[3]

Football[]

In May 1919, an unidentified former Melbourne footballer, wrote to the football correspondent of The Argus as follows:

"In 1914 the Melbourne football team, after its junction with the University, was a fine team, and succeeded in reaching the semi-finals.
Out of this combination the following players enlisted and served at the front:—
C. Lilley (seriously wounded), J. Hassett, H. Tomkins (severely wounded), J. Evans (seriously wounded), W. Hendrie, R. L. Park, J. Doubleday (died), A. Best, C. Burge (killed), C. (viz., A.) Williamson (killed), J. Brake, R. Lowell, E. Parsons (seriously wounded), A. M. Pearce (killed), F. Lugton (killed), A. George, C. Armstrong, P. Rodriguez (killed), J. Cannole (viz., Connole), A. Fraser (seriously wounded), T. Collins.
These are all players of note, and in themselves would have formed a very fine side, but there is only one of them playing at the present time, viz., C. Lilley, who, as a matter of fact, takes the field under some disability owing to severe wounds which he received on service." — The Argus, 16 May 1919.[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. 262. ISBN 978-1-921496-32-5.
  2. ^ "First World War Embarkation Rolls: John Adrian Evans". Australian War Memorial. Retrieved 29 July 2015.
  3. ^ "Honours and Awards: John Adrian Evans". Australian War Memorial. Retrieved 29 July 2015.
  4. ^ 'Old Boy', "Football: Notes and Comments", The Argus, (Friday, 16 May 1919), p.8.

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