Jack Barnett
Richmond
AFL career
13 games11 goals
- Debut
- R15 1924 v STK2 Aug 1924
- Most recent
- R10 1926 v CAR3 July 1926
Stats
Bio
A rare New Zealand-born VFL footballer, Jack Barnett arrived at Punt Road via the rugged mining leagues of western Tasmania, where he had previously turned out for Gormanston. Standing at just 165cm, he was a diminutive rover and forward pocket who used his low centre of gravity to win the ball and possessed a sharp eye for goal. Despite maintaining a solid strike rate during his brief career, Barnett struggled to cement a permanent spot in a powerful Richmond lineup that finished as runners-up in his debut 1924 season. He managed 13 senior appearances over three years before leaving the league, eventually trading his football guernsey for a uniform to serve a long and distinguished tenure in the Royal Australian Air Force.
Profile
- Full name
- Jack H. Barnett
- Born
- 25 July 1899
- Died
- 31 Jan 1979 (aged 79y 190d)
- Birthplace
- Auckland, New Zealand
- Deathplace
- New South Wales
- Height
- 165 cm
- Weight
- 66 kg
Teams
Bio
1 revisionA rare New Zealand-born VFL footballer, Jack Barnett arrived at Punt Road via the rugged mining leagues of western Tasmania, where he had previously turned out for Gormanston. Standing at just 165cm, he was a diminutive rover and forward pocket who used his low centre of gravity to win the ball and possessed a sharp eye for goal. Despite maintaining a solid strike rate during his brief career, Barnett struggled to cement a permanent spot in a powerful Richmond lineup that finished as runners-up in his debut 1924 season. He managed 13 senior appearances over three years before leaving the league, eventually trading his football guernsey for a uniform to serve a long and distinguished tenure in the Royal Australian Air Force.