- Jack Barnes (footballer)
Infobox afl player | firstname = Jack
lastname = Barnes
birthdate = 20 May 1905
birthplace =
originalteam =
heightweight = 185 cm / 87 kg
dead =
deathdate = 6 October 1999
deathplace = Williamstown
debutdate = Round 7, 1925
debutteam = South Melbourne
debutopponent = Essendon
debutstadium = Windy Hill
playingteams = South Melbourne (1925, 1927-29)
* 41 games, 71 goals
coach =
coachingteams =
statsend = 1929
careerhighlights =John 'Jack' Robert Barnes (20 May 1905 - 6 October 1999) was an
Australian rules football er who played with South Melbourne in the VFL during the 1920s.Born in Williamstown, Barnes was used mostly as a forward and kicked 34 goals in 1928, including a bag of six against Geelong at Lake Oval. His son Ken played at South Melbourne in the 1960s.
Barnes also represented Victoria in a
first-class cricket match in 1930 as a right-handed batsman. Playing against Tasmania at the MCG, Barnes batted in the middle order and made 51. It would be his only innings at first-class level. Fellow VFL footballersStuart King and Heinrich Schrader also played in that match for Victoria. [cite web|url=http://www.cricketarchive.com/Archive/Scorecards/13/13373.html|title=Victoria v Tasmania 1929/30| publisher=CricketArchive]References
External links
*AflRleague|ref=J/Jack_Barnes.html
* [http://content-aus.cricinfo.com/australia/content/player/4327.html Cricinfo Profile: Jack Barnes]
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