Jockie Jones
Geelong
AFL career
59 games55 goals
- Debut
- R3 1920 v STK15 May 1920
- Most recent
- SF 1926 v ESS18 Sept 1926
Stats
Bio
Recruited from local side East Geelong, Jockie Jones was a diminutive but sharp rover who made an immediate impression at league level, winning the club's Best and Fairest award in his debut season of 1920. Standing just 171cm, he possessed a keen goal sense for a small man and maintained a healthy scoring strike rate throughout his time at Corio Oval. Despite his early individual success, his career is often defined by a cruel twist of fate during the club's historic 1925 premiership run; after featuring in the semi-final, Jones was omitted from the Grand Final side, forcing him to watch from the sidelines as his teammates secured Geelong's first VFL flag. He returned to play a final handful of games the following season before retiring.
Profile
- Born
- 22 Sept 1898
- Died
- 23 Sept 1965 (aged 67y 1d)
- Birthplace
- Geelong, VIC
- Deathplace
- Geelong, VIC
- Height
- 171 cm
- Weight
- 75 kg
Teams
Honours
- Geelong B&F1920
Bio
1 revisionRecruited from local side East Geelong, Jockie Jones was a diminutive but sharp rover who made an immediate impression at league level, winning the club's Best and Fairest award in his debut season of 1920. Standing just 171cm, he possessed a keen goal sense for a small man and maintained a healthy scoring strike rate throughout his time at Corio Oval. Despite his early individual success, his career is often defined by a cruel twist of fate during the club's historic 1925 premiership run; after featuring in the semi-final, Jones was omitted from the Grand Final side, forcing him to watch from the sidelines as his teammates secured Geelong's first VFL flag. He returned to play a final handful of games the following season before retiring.