Jack Metherell
Geelong
AFL career
65 games221 goals
- Debut
- R14 1932 v STK6 Aug 1932
- Most recent
- GF 1937 v COL25 Sept 1937
Stats
Bio
Recruited from North Geelong, Jack Metherell developed into a formidable full-forward for the Cats, utilizing his strength and accurate boot to lead the club's goalkicking in four of his six seasons. A prolific scorer who averaged better than three goals a game, he played a pivotal role in Geelong's 1937 campaign with a career-high 84 majors, yet his time in the VFL ended on a sour note when he was suspended for striking Collingwood's Jack Ross in the Preliminary Final. The four-week ban forced him to watch from the sidelines as his teammates won the Premiership, and rather than serve the remainder of the penalty in Victoria the following year, he crossed the Nullarbor to join WAFL club Subiaco.
Profile
- Born
- 09 Nov 1912
- Died
- 30 Nov 1992 (aged 80y 21d)
- Birthplace
- Boulder, WA
- Deathplace
- Hawthorn, VIC
- Height
- 178 cm
- Weight
- 80 kg
Teams
Honours
- Premiership1937
Family
- Brother:Len Metherell
Bio
1 revisionRecruited from North Geelong, Jack Metherell developed into a formidable full-forward for the Cats, utilizing his strength and accurate boot to lead the club's goalkicking in four of his six seasons. A prolific scorer who averaged better than three goals a game, he played a pivotal role in Geelong's 1937 campaign with a career-high 84 majors, yet his time in the VFL ended on a sour note when he was suspended for striking Collingwood's Jack Ross in the Preliminary Final. The four-week ban forced him to watch from the sidelines as his teammates won the Premiership, and rather than serve the remainder of the penalty in Victoria the following year, he crossed the Nullarbor to join WAFL club Subiaco.