Dennis Jones
Melbourne
AFL career
59 games4 goals
- Debut
- R11 1956 v HAW30 June 1956
- Most recent
- R18 1962 v CAR25 Aug 1962
Coaching career
22 games5 wins17 losses0 draws
- First
- R1 1978 v HAW1 Apr 1978
- Most recent
- R22 1978 v COL2 Sept 1978
Stats
Bio
Recruited from De La Salle, Dennis Jones was a versatile key position talent capable of rucking or holding down a pivotal defensive post in Norm Smith’s powerhouse era. Breaking into a Melbourne lineup teeming with stars was a difficult task, but Jones established himself as a reliable centre half-back and played a crucial role in the Demons' 1959 premiership victory. Despite possessing one of the highest winning percentages of any 50-game player in club history, his on-field career was cruelly cut short at just 25 due to severe injuries, most notably a complex wrist fracture sustained in a freak preseason accident involving an uncovered tap box. Though forced into premature retirement, Jones remained a significant figure in football, forging a successful coaching career in the SANFL and WAFL before returning to Melbourne to serve as senior coach during the difficult 1978 season.
Profile
- Born
- 13 Nov 1936
- Died
- 19 Dec 1999 (aged 63y 36d)
- Height
- 183 cm
- Weight
- 86 kg
Teams
Coaching
- Melbourne (Senior Coach)197822 games (W5 L17 D0), 22.7%
Honours
- Premiership1959
Bio
1 revisionRecruited from De La Salle, Dennis Jones was a versatile key position talent capable of rucking or holding down a pivotal defensive post in Norm Smith’s powerhouse era. Breaking into a Melbourne lineup teeming with stars was a difficult task, but Jones established himself as a reliable centre half-back and played a crucial role in the Demons' 1959 premiership victory. Despite possessing one of the highest winning percentages of any 50-game player in club history, his on-field career was cruelly cut short at just 25 due to severe injuries, most notably a complex wrist fracture sustained in a freak preseason accident involving an uncovered tap box. Though forced into premature retirement, Jones remained a significant figure in football, forging a successful coaching career in the SANFL and WAFL before returning to Melbourne to serve as senior coach during the difficult 1978 season.