Jack Matthews
North Melbourne
AFL career
3 games1 goals
- Debut
- R16 1941 v FSC16 Aug 1941
- Most recent
- R18 1941 v COL30 Aug 1941
Stats
Bio
Hailing from Dunolly in the Victorian Goldfields, Jack Matthews was a mature-age recruit who arrived at North Melbourne after impressing with Bealiba and Maryborough in the Bendigo Football League. He earned his opportunity late in the 1941 season, managing three senior games and kicking one goal, but his VFL career was cut short by the realities of the Second World War. Enlisting in the RAAF the following year, Matthews never returned to the league level, though he later established himself as a prominent figure in Tasmanian football, enjoying a long tenure as captain-coach of Ulverstone.
Profile
- Born
- 22 Oct 1914
- Died
- 25 Oct 1994 (aged 80y 3d)
- Birthplace
- Dunolly, VIC
- Deathplace
- Tasmania
Teams
Bio
1 revisionHailing from Dunolly in the Victorian Goldfields, Jack Matthews was a mature-age recruit who arrived at North Melbourne after impressing with Bealiba and Maryborough in the Bendigo Football League. He earned his opportunity late in the 1941 season, managing three senior games and kicking one goal, but his VFL career was cut short by the realities of the Second World War. Enlisting in the RAAF the following year, Matthews never returned to the league level, though he later established himself as a prominent figure in Tasmanian football, enjoying a long tenure as captain-coach of Ulverstone.