- Jack Sexton
Infobox afl player | firstname = Jack
lastname = Sexton
birthdate = 27 February 1900
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heightweight = 180 cm / 73 kg
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debutdate = 1932
debutteam = Fitzroy
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playingteams = Fitzroy (1932-34)
* 29 games, 10 goals
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statsend = 1934
careerhighlights =Jack Sexton (27 February 1900 - 26 October 1935) was an
Australian rules footballer who played in the SANFL and for Fitzroy in the VFL.Sexton was a centreman and started his career in 1925 with Glenelg. In 1929 he crossed to West Adelaide after a dispute over his salary. He won a
Magarey Medal in 1931 and the following season moved to Victoria and joined Fitzroy. He captained Fitzroy in 1932 and 1933 and played a total of 29 VFL games before returning to South Australia in 1935. Now playing with Norwood as captain-coach, Sexton starting suffering from pleurisy and was forced to resign just two games into the season. He finished with a total of 101 SANFL games and in October that year he passed away from his illness.References
* [http://www.fullpointsfooty.net/sa-sm.htm#Jack%20Sexton%20(Glenelg,%20West%20Adelaide,%20Fitzroy,%20Norwood) Fullpointsfooty profile]
*AflRleague|ref=J/Jack_Sexton0.html
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