Jack Howell
South Melbourne
AFL career
40 games23 goals
- Debut
- R3 1915 v RCH8 May 1915
- Most recent
- GF 1918 v COL7 Sept 1918
Stats
Bio
Recruited from Melbourne District, Jack "Chooka" Howell was a tireless ruckman who made every game count during a short but historic tenure with South Melbourne. His career was interrupted when the club went into recess during the 1916 season due to World War I, but he returned to become a key figure in the team's 1918 premiership charge. In a remarkable exit from VFL football, Howell played his final match in the 1918 Grand Final, helping South secure a famous five-point victory over Collingwood before moving to the VFA to play for Footscray. While his game tally was modest, his legacy is enduring as the patriarch of the only family to produce Grand Final players across three consecutive generations, preceding his son Jack and grandson Scott.
Profile
- Full name
- Jack P. Howell
- Born
- 16 Mar 1895
- Died
- 02 Aug 1971 (aged 76y 139d)
Teams
Honours
- Premiership1918
Family
- Son:Jack Howell
- Grandson:Scott Howell
Bio
1 revisionRecruited from Melbourne District, Jack "Chooka" Howell was a tireless ruckman who made every game count during a short but historic tenure with South Melbourne. His career was interrupted when the club went into recess during the 1916 season due to World War I, but he returned to become a key figure in the team's 1918 premiership charge. In a remarkable exit from VFL football, Howell played his final match in the 1918 Grand Final, helping South secure a famous five-point victory over Collingwood before moving to the VFA to play for Footscray. While his game tally was modest, his legacy is enduring as the patriarch of the only family to produce Grand Final players across three consecutive generations, preceding his son Jack and grandson Scott.