Jack Davis (Australian footballer)

Jack Davis
Jack Davis
Personal information
Date of birth	16 July 1908
Date of death	11 August 1991 (aged 83)
Original team(s)	Trinity Grammar
Height	189 cm (6 ft 2 in)
Weight	84 kg (185 lb)
Playing career1
Years	Club
1930–1938	St Kilda
	1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1938.
Career highlights
	3rd in the Brownlow Medal: 1933; 5th in the Brownlow Medal: 1935; Best and Fairest: 1934, 1935, 1937; 10 time Victorian representative; Recorder Cup and V. F. A. Medal 1940;
	Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com

Jack Davis (16 July 1908 – 11 August 1991) was an Australian rules footballer who played with St Kilda in the VFL during the 1930s.

A key position defender, Davis finished in the top 10 of the Brownlow Medal count four times, including third placing in 1933 and equal fifth in 1935.^[1]^[2] He was a regular Victorian interstate representative and won St Kilda's best and fairest award in the 1934, 1935 and 1937 seasons.^[1] In 1939 he went to Brighton in the Victorian Football Association as playing coach,^[3] and in 1940, his final season, he won the Recorder Cup and V. F. A. Medal as best and fairest in the Association.^[4]

References

^ ^a ^b Holmesby, Russell; Main, Jim (2007). The Encyclopedia Of AFL Footballers. Melbourne: BAS Publishing. ISBN 978-1-920910-78-5.
^ "Jack Davis". AFL Tables.
^ "Brighton Begins Training". The Argus. Melbourne: National Library of Australia. 21 February 1939. p. 16. Retrieved 19 March 2014.
^ Percy Taylor (16 September 1940). "Exciting V.F.A. semi-final". The Argus. Melbourne, VIC. p. 11.

External links

Jack Davis at AustralianFootball.com

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[Ency-1] Holmesby, Russell; Main, Jim (2007). The Encyclopedia Of AFL Footballers. Melbourne: BAS Publishing. ISBN 978-1-920910-78-5.

[2] "Jack Davis". AFL Tables.

[3] "Brighton Begins Training". The Argus. Melbourne: National Library of Australia. 21 February 1939. p. 16. Retrieved 19 March 2014.

[SF1-4] Percy Taylor (16 September 1940). "Exciting V.F.A. semi-final". The Argus. Melbourne, VIC. p. 11.

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Jack Davis
Personal information
Date of birth	(1908-07-16)16 July 1908
Date of death	11 August 1991(1991-08-11) (aged 83)
Original team(s)	Trinity Grammar
Height	189 cm (6 ft 2 in)
Weight	84 kg (185 lb)
Playing career¹
Years	Club	Games (Goals)
1930–1938	St Kilda	150 (31)
¹ Playing statistics correct to the end of 1938.
Career highlights
3rd in the Brownlow Medal: 1933 5th in the Brownlow Medal: 1935 Best and Fairest: 1934, 1935, 1937 10 time Victorian representative Recorder Cup and V. F. A. Medal 1940
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com