Jack Shorten
Collingwood
AFL career
60 games0 goals
- Debut
- R4 1909 v RCH22 May 1909
- Most recent
- R16 1913 v STK9 Aug 1913
Stats
Bio
Recruited from the Royal Australian Artillery where he served as a gunner, Jack Shorten was a rugged key defender whose career was defined by both premiership glory and a record-breaking tribunal sentence. A recruit from Sunshine, he quickly cemented a spot at centre half-back, where his height and strong marking made him a formidable obstacle for opposition forwards. His football journey reached its zenith and nadir simultaneously during the 1910 Grand Final; while he was instrumental in the Magpies' premiership victory, his decision to sprint from defence and flatten Carlton’s Jack Bacquie in an infamous fourth-quarter brawl resulted in a stunning 28-match suspension. Shorten served the entirety of the 1911 season on the sidelines before returning to play two final years, eventually leaving the game to serve with distinction at Gallipoli and Pozieres, yet he remains etched in folklore as the enforcer who received the longest suspension in Collingwood history.
Profile
- Born
- 30 Nov 1887
- Died
- 09 Oct 1958 (aged 70y 313d)
- Birthplace
- Williamstown, VIC
- Deathplace
- Sunshine, VIC
- Height
- 183 cm
- Weight
- 83 kg
Teams
Honours
- Premiership1910
Bio
1 revisionRecruited from the Royal Australian Artillery where he served as a gunner, Jack Shorten was a rugged key defender whose career was defined by both premiership glory and a record-breaking tribunal sentence. A recruit from Sunshine, he quickly cemented a spot at centre half-back, where his height and strong marking made him a formidable obstacle for opposition forwards. His football journey reached its zenith and nadir simultaneously during the 1910 Grand Final; while he was instrumental in the Magpies' premiership victory, his decision to sprint from defence and flatten Carlton’s Jack Bacquie in an infamous fourth-quarter brawl resulted in a stunning 28-match suspension. Shorten served the entirety of the 1911 season on the sidelines before returning to play two final years, eventually leaving the game to serve with distinction at Gallipoli and Pozieres, yet he remains etched in folklore as the enforcer who received the longest suspension in Collingwood history.