Jack Spencer
Carlton
AFL career
44 games67 goals
- Debut
- R1 1952 v NTH19 Apr 1952
- Most recent
- R16 1954 v ESS14 Aug 1954
Stats
Bio
Recruited from VFA club Brunswick, where he had established himself as a prolific goal-kicker, Jack Spencer arrived at Princes Park in 1952 as a mature-age prospect ready for senior football. Standing just 168cm, he was a diminutive rover and forward pocket who relied on sharp ground-level skills and an uncanny sense for the big sticks to impact the scoreboard. Spencer proved immediately effective at the VFL level, boasting a high strike rate for a small man with 67 goals across his three seasons, often crumbling at the feet of the Blues' taller targets. Although his career at the top level was relatively brief and concluded after the 1954 season, he is remembered as a dangerous opportunist who successfully bridged the gap between Association and League football during the early 1950s.
Profile
- Born
- 07 Aug 1927
- Died
- 03 Apr 1998 (aged 70y 239d)
- Height
- 168 cm
- Weight
- 73 kg
Teams
Bio
1 revisionRecruited from VFA club Brunswick, where he had established himself as a prolific goal-kicker, Jack Spencer arrived at Princes Park in 1952 as a mature-age prospect ready for senior football. Standing just 168cm, he was a diminutive rover and forward pocket who relied on sharp ground-level skills and an uncanny sense for the big sticks to impact the scoreboard. Spencer proved immediately effective at the VFL level, boasting a high strike rate for a small man with 67 goals across his three seasons, often crumbling at the feet of the Blues' taller targets. Although his career at the top level was relatively brief and concluded after the 1954 season, he is remembered as a dangerous opportunist who successfully bridged the gap between Association and League football during the early 1950s.