Jack Chambers (footballer)

Jack Chambers
Personal information
Full name	John Chambers
Date of birth	6 December 1901
Date of death	1 July 1983 (aged 81)
Original team(s)	Essendon
Height / weight	185 cm / 83 kg
Playing career^1
Years	Club	Games (Goals)
1924–1928	Geelong	72 (59)
^1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1928.

John "Jack" Chambers (6 December 1901 – 1 July 1983) was an Australian rules footballer who played with Geelong in the Victorian Football League (VFL). He was inducted into the Geelong Hall of Fame in 2011.

A strong marking ruckman, Chambers was cleared to Geelong in 1924, having been on Essendon's list.^[1]

He was a half forward flanker in the Geelong team which won the 1925 VFL Grand Final, their first ever premiership.^[2]

In 1926 he represented Victoria in an interstate match against Western Australia in Perth.^[3]

Chambers kicked a career best 28 goals in 1928, from 18 games, to finish as Geelong's leading goal-kicker.^[4]

He had a son, John Chambers, who played Sheffield Shield cricket for Victoria as a batsman.^[5]

References

1. The Argus,"League Permits", 1 May 1924, p. 4
2. Holmesby, Russell; Main, Jim (2007). The Encyclopedia Of AFL Footballers. BAS Publishing. ISBN 978-1-920910-78-5.
3. The Perth Sunday Times,"W.A. v. Victoria", 4 July 1926, p. 4
4. AFL Tables: Jack Chambers
5. The Argus,"Are They Test Players of the Future?", 4 March 1950, p. 6

External links

• Jack Chambers's profile from AustralianFootball.com