Jack Gaffney | |||
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Personal information | |||
Full name | John Bernard Gaffney | ||
Date of birth | 21 August 1929 | ||
Date of death | 1 August 2018 | (aged 88)||
Original team(s) |
Broken Hill YCW / South Broken Hill[1] | ||
Height | 182 cm (6 ft 0 in) | ||
Weight | 81 kg (179 lb) | ||
Position(s) | Halfback | ||
Playing career1 | |||
Years | Club | Games (Goals) | |
1949–53 | Fitzroy | 80 (0) | |
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1953. | |||
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com |
John Bernard "Jack" Gaffney OAM[2] (21 August 1929 – 1 August 2018) was an Australian rules footballer who played with Fitzroy in the Victorian Football League (VFL).[3]
Originally from Broken Hill, Gaffney played for and coached Prahran in the Victorian Football Association (VFA) after retiring from the VFL.[4] He later became a lawyer, and was the Supreme Court of Victoria Registrar of Criminal Appeals, a Master; and Registrar of the Court of Appeal. He also served on the VFL Tribunal.[5][6]