Jack Meuleman
Footscray
AFL career
7 games0 goals
- Debut
- R1 1925 v FIT2 May 1925
- Most recent
- R17 1925 v GEE12 Sept 1925
Stats
Bio
Born in the gold rush town of Walhalla, Jack Meuleman established himself as a defensive stalwart for Footscray during the club's powerhouse era in the VFA. A reliable back pocket, he was a key member of the side's back-to-back premiership triumphs in 1919 and 1920, helping to anchor a defence that dominated the Association. By the time Footscray was admitted to the VFL in 1925, Meuleman was already 31 years old, but he remained to play seven games in the club's inaugural major league season before hanging up his boots later that year. While his VFL statistics are modest, his standing as a dual-premiership player in the VFA cements his legacy at the Western Oval, and he is further remembered as the patriarch of a prominent cricketing family, with his son Ken going on to play Test cricket for Australia.
Profile
- Born
- 17 Jan 1894
- Died
- 16 Dec 1964 (aged 70y 334d)
- Birthplace
- Walhalla, VIC
- Deathplace
- Footscray, VIC
- Height
- 179 cm
- Weight
- 84 kg
Teams
Bio
1 revisionBorn in the gold rush town of Walhalla, Jack Meuleman established himself as a defensive stalwart for Footscray during the club's powerhouse era in the VFA. A reliable back pocket, he was a key member of the side's back-to-back premiership triumphs in 1919 and 1920, helping to anchor a defence that dominated the Association. By the time Footscray was admitted to the VFL in 1925, Meuleman was already 31 years old, but he remained to play seven games in the club's inaugural major league season before hanging up his boots later that year. While his VFL statistics are modest, his standing as a dual-premiership player in the VFA cements his legacy at the Western Oval, and he is further remembered as the patriarch of a prominent cricketing family, with his son Ken going on to play Test cricket for Australia.