Jack Cleary
Hawthorn
AFL career
10 games4 goals
- Debut
- R10 1945 v MEL23 June 1945
- Most recent
- R4 1946 v ESS11 May 1946
Stats
Bio
Recruited from the Old Paradians in the Victorian Amateur Football Association, Jack Cleary was a versatile utility who arrived at Hawthorn as the competition transitioned out of the war years. Making his debut in the latter stages of the 1945 season, he brought a solid 183cm frame to the contest—a significant height for the era—which allowed him to fill key posts or rotate through the followers division where he proved capable of hitting the scoreboard. He battled for a permanent spot in the senior lineup during a difficult period for the club, managing sporadic appearances across two years while the team struggled for consistency. His time at the elite level concluded after the 1946 season, leaving him with a brief ten-game career in the brown and gold before he moved on from VFL football.
Profile
- Full name
- Jack B. Cleary
- Born
- 09 Feb 1922
- Died
- 12 Oct 1981 (aged 59y 245d)
- Birthplace
- Benalla, VIC
- Deathplace
- Daylesford, VIC
- Height
- 183 cm
- Weight
- 80 kg
Teams
Bio
1 revisionRecruited from the Old Paradians in the Victorian Amateur Football Association, Jack Cleary was a versatile utility who arrived at Hawthorn as the competition transitioned out of the war years. Making his debut in the latter stages of the 1945 season, he brought a solid 183cm frame to the contest—a significant height for the era—which allowed him to fill key posts or rotate through the followers division where he proved capable of hitting the scoreboard. He battled for a permanent spot in the senior lineup during a difficult period for the club, managing sporadic appearances across two years while the team struggled for consistency. His time at the elite level concluded after the 1946 season, leaving him with a brief ten-game career in the brown and gold before he moved on from VFL football.