Jack Stephenson
Carlton
AFL career
22 games5 goals
- Debut
- R6 1920 v MEL5 June 1920
- Most recent
- R2 1922 v FIT13 May 1922
Stats
Bio
Recruited from the country town of Dunolly, Jack Stephenson was a diminutive winger who made a sharp impact at Princes Park during the early 1920s. Standing just 168cm, he relied on pace and agility rather than size, a trait that saw him thrust into the Blues' engine room during a competitive era for the club. His career highlight came in 1921 when he was selected on the wing for the Grand Final against Richmond; Stephenson managed to boot a goal in the decider, but the Blues ultimately suffered a heartbreaking four-point loss in a match famously marred by a hail storm and a muddy surface. He played 22 games over three seasons before leaving the VFL, though his family name returned to the team sheet decades later when his son, John, played a senior game for Carlton in 1958.
Profile
- Full name
- Jack S. Stephenson
- Born
- 29 July 1900
- Died
- 21 Dec 1981 (aged 81y 145d)
- Birthplace
- Dunolly, VIC
- Deathplace
- Glen Iris, VIC
- Height
- 168 cm
- Weight
- 65 kg
Teams
Family
- Son:John Stephenson
Bio
1 revisionRecruited from the country town of Dunolly, Jack Stephenson was a diminutive winger who made a sharp impact at Princes Park during the early 1920s. Standing just 168cm, he relied on pace and agility rather than size, a trait that saw him thrust into the Blues' engine room during a competitive era for the club. His career highlight came in 1921 when he was selected on the wing for the Grand Final against Richmond; Stephenson managed to boot a goal in the decider, but the Blues ultimately suffered a heartbreaking four-point loss in a match famously marred by a hail storm and a muddy surface. He played 22 games over three seasons before leaving the VFL, though his family name returned to the team sheet decades later when his son, John, played a senior game for Carlton in 1958.