Webber Jackson
Melbourne
AFL career
24 games5 goals
- Debut
- R1 1930 v SME3 May 1930
- Most recent
- R7 1932 v COL18 June 1932
Stats
Bio
Recruited from the goldfields of Ballarat, Wilbur "Webber" Jackson was a highly touted country prospect whose entry into the VFL was initially stalled by a bizarre year-long suspension due to an irregularity regarding his birth date. Once cleared to play in 1930, the robust follower stood 180cm—significant height for the era—and played a physical brand of football often likened to a "Collingwood six-footer." He spent three seasons providing muscle in the ruck and around the ground for Melbourne before returning to the country, where he forged a lasting legacy as a premiership captain-coach and later a distinguished umpire in the Ballarat Football League.
Profile
- Born
- 02 Dec 1909
- Died
- 21 Jan 2005 (aged 95y 50d)
- Birthplace
- Ballarat East, VIC
- Height
- 180 cm
- Weight
- 87 kg
Teams
Bio
1 revisionRecruited from the goldfields of Ballarat, Wilbur "Webber" Jackson was a highly touted country prospect whose entry into the VFL was initially stalled by a bizarre year-long suspension due to an irregularity regarding his birth date. Once cleared to play in 1930, the robust follower stood 180cm—significant height for the era—and played a physical brand of football often likened to a "Collingwood six-footer." He spent three seasons providing muscle in the ruck and around the ground for Melbourne before returning to the country, where he forged a lasting legacy as a premiership captain-coach and later a distinguished umpire in the Ballarat Football League.