Jack Jobson

Jack Jobson
Personal information
Full name	John Francis Jobson
Date of birth	30 July 1899
Place of birth	Fitzroy, Victoria
Date of death	22 November 1955 (aged 56)
Place of death	Ascot Vale, Victoria
Original team(s)	Richmond District
Height / weight	178 cm / 80 kg
Playing career^1
Years	Club	Games (Goals)
1924–25 1926	Collingwood Hawthorn	6 (2) 1 (0) 7 (2)
^1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1926.

John Francis "Jack" Jobson (30 July 1899 – 22 November 1955) was a former Australian rules footballer who played with Collingwood and Hawthorn in the Victorian Football League (VFL).^[1]

Joining Collingwood from Richmond District in July 1924^[2][3] he played in five consecutive games before being suspended for elbowing Steve Donnellan of Fitzroy.^[4]

He made one appearance for Collingwood in 1925, unsuccessfully applied for a clearance to North Melbourne,^[5] before joining Hawthorn for the 1926 VFL season.^[6] He made only one appearance before returning to Collingwood but he failed to play another senior game. He played for Northcote in 1928^[7] but returned to Collingwood again in 1929.

Notes

1. Holmesby, Russell; Main, Jim (2014). The Encyclopedia of AFL Footballers: every AFL/VFL player since 1897 (10th ed.). Seaford, Victoria: BAS Publishing. p. 444. ISBN 978-1-921496-32-5.
2. "CLUB JOTTINGS.". The Argus. Melbourne: National Library of Australia. 25 July 1924. p. 11.
3. "FOOTBALL.". The Argus. Melbourne: National Library of Australia. 28 September 1923. p. 5.
4. "PLAYER DISQUALIFIED.". The Argus. Melbourne: National Library of Australia. 12 September 1924. p. 5.
5. "LAST DAY FOR PERMITS.". The Argus. Melbourne: National Library of Australia. 2 July 1925. p. 5.
6. "FOOTBALL.". The Argus. Melbourne: National Library of Australia. 9 April 1926. p. 5.
7. "ASSOCIATION.". The Argus. Melbourne: National Library of Australia. 19 April 1928. p. 4.

External links

• Jack Jobson's statistics from AFL Tables
• Jack Jobson's profile at Collingwood Forever