Ray Jones
Collingwood and Melbourne
AFL career
23 games0 goals
- Debut
- R7 1946 v GEE1 June 1946
- Most recent
- R5 1949 v NTH14 May 1949
Stats
1949 | MEL | 1 | 0.0 |
1948 | COL | 5 | 0.0 |
1947 | COL | 13 | 0.0 |
1946 | COL | 4 | 0.0 |
Bio
Recruited from St Kevin’s and CBC St Kilda, Ray Jones’s early career was interrupted by World War II, where he served on the HMAS Australia in the Royal Australian Navy. While he showcased goal-kicking flair playing for Sydney Naval during the war, he settled into a key defensive role upon returning to Collingwood, notably holding down centre half-back during the Magpies’ 1946 finals campaign. Jones was a solid overhead mark with safety-first instincts, but his football ambitions eventually clashed with his architectural studies at the University of Melbourne. Finding it impossible to travel from the city to Victoria Park in time for Jock McHale’s strict training sessions, he was cleared to the Demons in 1949 for a solitary senior appearance. He later moved to Western Australia, where he became a premiership player with South Fremantle and established a lasting legacy as one of the country’s prominent modernist architects.
Profile
- Full name
- Ray A. Jones
- Born
- 18 July 1925
- Died
- 22 Sept 2022 (aged 97y 66d)
- Birthplace
- Geelong, VIC
- Height
- 183 cm
- Weight
- 83 kg
Teams
Bio
1 revisionRecruited from St Kevin’s and CBC St Kilda, Ray Jones’s early career was interrupted by World War II, where he served on the HMAS Australia in the Royal Australian Navy. While he showcased goal-kicking flair playing for Sydney Naval during the war, he settled into a key defensive role upon returning to Collingwood, notably holding down centre half-back during the Magpies’ 1946 finals campaign. Jones was a solid overhead mark with safety-first instincts, but his football ambitions eventually clashed with his architectural studies at the University of Melbourne. Finding it impossible to travel from the city to Victoria Park in time for Jock McHale’s strict training sessions, he was cleared to the Demons in 1949 for a solitary senior appearance. He later moved to Western Australia, where he became a premiership player with South Fremantle and established a lasting legacy as one of the country’s prominent modernist architects.