Jack Godby
Essendon and Melbourne
AFL career
3 games0 goals
- Debut
- R8 1897 v SME26 June 1897
- Most recent
- SR3 1903 v SME29 Aug 1903
Stats
Bio
Recruited from Melbourne Grammar, Jack Godby entered the top flight as a seventeen-year-old with Melbourne during the league's inaugural 1897 season. His football journey was defined by a significant interruption due to military service, as he deployed to South Africa as a corporal with the 5th Mounted Rifles during the Boer War. Following his tour of duty, Godby returned to the VFL landscape with Essendon, donning the sash for the final two matches of the 1903 season before hanging up his boots. While his statistical footprint was limited to just three senior appearances, Godby remains a notable example of the pioneer era's soldier-footballers whose sporting careers were secondary to their service commitments.
Profile
- Born
- 09 Jan 1880
- Died
- 28 Nov 1928 (aged 48y 324d)
- Birthplace
- Seymour, VIC
- Deathplace
- Cheltenham, VIC
Teams
Bio
1 revisionRecruited from Melbourne Grammar, Jack Godby entered the top flight as a seventeen-year-old with Melbourne during the league's inaugural 1897 season. His football journey was defined by a significant interruption due to military service, as he deployed to South Africa as a corporal with the 5th Mounted Rifles during the Boer War. Following his tour of duty, Godby returned to the VFL landscape with Essendon, donning the sash for the final two matches of the 1903 season before hanging up his boots. While his statistical footprint was limited to just three senior appearances, Godby remains a notable example of the pioneer era's soldier-footballers whose sporting careers were secondary to their service commitments.