Jack Audsley
Geelong
AFL career
2 games0 goals
- Debut
- R11 1915 v STK3 July 1915
- Most recent
- R12 1915 v MEL10 July 1915
Stats
Bio
Recruited from local club East Geelong, Jack Audsley was a diminutive footballer who earned a brief opportunity at the highest level during the 1915 season. Standing just 171cm and weighing a slight 65kg, he featured in two senior matches for Geelong before his athletic pursuits were overtaken by the demands of the Great War. His career stands as a poignant example of the disruptions faced by his generation; Audsley left the game to serve in Egypt, Belgium, and France, where he survived two combat wounds and trench fever. Although he returned home safely, he never resumed his VFL career, leaving him as one of many players whose on-field potential was sacrificed for their service overseas.
Profile
- Born
- 24 Oct 1892
- Died
- 24 Dec 1942 (aged 50y 61d)
- Birthplace
- Geelong, VIC
- Deathplace
- Geelong, VIC
Teams
Bio
1 revisionRecruited from local club East Geelong, Jack Audsley was a diminutive footballer who earned a brief opportunity at the highest level during the 1915 season. Standing just 171cm and weighing a slight 65kg, he featured in two senior matches for Geelong before his athletic pursuits were overtaken by the demands of the Great War. His career stands as a poignant example of the disruptions faced by his generation; Audsley left the game to serve in Egypt, Belgium, and France, where he survived two combat wounds and trench fever. Although he returned home safely, he never resumed his VFL career, leaving him as one of many players whose on-field potential was sacrificed for their service overseas.