Jack Shelton
St Kilda and South Melbourne
AFL career
35 games6 goals
- Debut
- R6 1926 v HAW5 June 1926
- Most recent
- R18 1930 v NTH13 Sept 1930
Stats
Bio
Recruited from Avenel, Jack Shelton established the foundation of a formidable footballing family that would later include his sons and his famous nephew, Essendon hardman Ian "Bluey" Shelton. A versatile key position player who was equally capable of operating as a first ruck or resting in the back pocket, Shelton played his initial football with St Kilda, punctuating his tenure with a season back in the country before eventually crossing to South Melbourne for a final stint in 1930. While his senior career spanned just 35 games, his standing in the game's history is preserved by his ultimate sacrifice; he is remembered with deep reverence as one of the VFL footballers who was killed in action during the siege of Tobruk in World War II.
Profile
- Full name
- Jack T. Shelton
- Born
- 24 Jan 1905
- Died
- 01 May 1941 (aged 36y 97d)
- Birthplace
- Avenel, VIC
- Deathplace
- Tobruk, Libya
- Height
- 180 cm
- Weight
- 80 kg
Teams
Family
- Son:Bill Shelton
- Nephew:Ian Shelton
- Cousin:Bill Shelton
Bio
1 revisionRecruited from Avenel, Jack Shelton established the foundation of a formidable footballing family that would later include his sons and his famous nephew, Essendon hardman Ian "Bluey" Shelton. A versatile key position player who was equally capable of operating as a first ruck or resting in the back pocket, Shelton played his initial football with St Kilda, punctuating his tenure with a season back in the country before eventually crossing to South Melbourne for a final stint in 1930. While his senior career spanned just 35 games, his standing in the game's history is preserved by his ultimate sacrifice; he is remembered with deep reverence as one of the VFL footballers who was killed in action during the siege of Tobruk in World War II.