Audley Gillespie-Jones
Fitzroy and Melbourne
AFL career
51 games5 goals
- Debut
- R1 1935 v ESS27 Apr 1935
- Most recent
- R19 1946 v HAW31 Aug 1946
Stats
1946 | FIT | 1 | 0.0 |
1945 | FIT | 1 | 0.0 |
1942 | FIT | 9 | 0.0 |
1941 | FIT | 6 | 0.0 |
1940 | FIT | 7 | 0.0 |
1939 | FIT | 17 | 0.0 |
1938 | FIT | 3 | 0.0 |
1937 | FIT | 5 | 1.0 |
1935 | MEL | 2 | 0.0 |
Bio
Recruited from the amateur Old Melburnians side, Swan Hill native Audley Gillespie-Jones began his VFL career with a fleeting two-game tenure at Melbourne in 1935. Unable to secure a regular spot in the Demons' lineup, he spent a year out of the league before transferring to Fitzroy in 1937, where he found greater opportunity. Standing 178cm, he developed into a reliable defender who rarely troubled the scorers, booting just five goals across his 51 senior appearances. His career was interrupted by World War II, causing him to miss the 1943 and 1944 seasons, though he returned to play a final handful of games for the club after the conflict. Off the field, Gillespie-Jones became a distinguished figure in Victoria's legal circles, working as a barrister and later authoring the popular The Lawyer Who Laughed series of anecdotes.
Profile
- Born
- 01 July 1914
- Died
- 07 May 2000 (aged 85y 311d)
- Birthplace
- Swan Hill, VIC
- Height
- 178 cm
- Weight
- 73 kg
Teams
Bio
1 revisionRecruited from the amateur Old Melburnians side, Swan Hill native Audley Gillespie-Jones began his VFL career with a fleeting two-game tenure at Melbourne in 1935. Unable to secure a regular spot in the Demons' lineup, he spent a year out of the league before transferring to Fitzroy in 1937, where he found greater opportunity. Standing 178cm, he developed into a reliable defender who rarely troubled the scorers, booting just five goals across his 51 senior appearances. His career was interrupted by World War II, causing him to miss the 1943 and 1944 seasons, though he returned to play a final handful of games for the club after the conflict. Off the field, Gillespie-Jones became a distinguished figure in Victoria's legal circles, working as a barrister and later authoring the popular The Lawyer Who Laughed series of anecdotes.