Bill Jones
Geelong
AFL career
3 games0 goals
- Debut
- R3 1915 v MEL8 May 1915
- Most recent
- R5 1915 v COL22 May 1915
Stats
Bio
Recruited from nearby Bannockburn, Bill Jones was a giant of a man who earned a brief opportunity with Geelong during the tumultuous 1915 season. At 188cm and 90kg, he was physically imposing for his time, possessing the dimensions of a formidable ruckman or key position player capable of throwing his weight around in contests. He entered the league as a mature-age recruit at 27 years old, featuring in the opening three rounds of the year before dropping out of the senior side. While his time at the elite level was fleeting, Jones represents the local country talent that stepped up to fill the ranks during the Great War era, briefly donning the hoops just before the club went into recess.
Profile
- Full name
- Bill D. Jones
- Born
- 11 May 1887
- Died
- 26 Oct 1979 (aged 92y 168d)
- Birthplace
- Bannockburn, VIC
- Deathplace
- Molong, NSW
- Height
- 188 cm
- Weight
- 90 kg
Teams
Bio
1 revisionRecruited from nearby Bannockburn, Bill Jones was a giant of a man who earned a brief opportunity with Geelong during the tumultuous 1915 season. At 188cm and 90kg, he was physically imposing for his time, possessing the dimensions of a formidable ruckman or key position player capable of throwing his weight around in contests. He entered the league as a mature-age recruit at 27 years old, featuring in the opening three rounds of the year before dropping out of the senior side. While his time at the elite level was fleeting, Jones represents the local country talent that stepped up to fill the ranks during the Great War era, briefly donning the hoops just before the club went into recess.