Dennis Jones (Australian footballer)

Dennis Jones
Personal information
Full name	Dennis Jones
Date of birth	13 November 1936
Date of death	21 December 1999
Height / weight	183 cm / 86 kg
Position(s)	Half-back, ruckman
Playing career^1
Years	Club	Games (Goals)
1956–1960, 1962	Melbourne	59 (4)
Coaching career
Years	Club	Games (W–L–D)
1968–1971 1973–1974 1978	Central District West Perth Melbourne	22 (5–17–0)
^1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1978.

Dennis Jones (13 November 1936 – 19 December 1999)^[1] was an Australian rules footballer who played with and coached Melbourne in the Victorian Football League (VFL).

Jones, a half-back, made his senior VFL debut in 1956 and was a member of Melbourne's 1959 premiership side. He retired from the VFL aged 25, and in 1968 became senior coach of South Australian National Football League (SANFL) club Central District. Jones remained in that role for four seasons before moving to the Western Australian Football League (WAFL) to coach West Perth, and getting them to a Grand Final. In 1978 Jones rejoined Melbourne, where he had been appointed coach, but he could not prevent the team finishing with the wooden spoon.

References

1. "Dennis Jones – Player Bio". Australian Football. Retrieved 22 December 2014.

• Holmesby, Russell and Main, Jim (2007). The Encyclopedia of AFL Footballers. 7th ed. Melbourne: Bas Publishing.

External links

• Dennis Jones's statistics from AFL Tables
• Demonwiki profile