George Jerram

George Jerram
Personal information
Full name	George Henry William Jerram
Date of birth	15 August 1904
Date of death	20 May 1948 (aged 43)
Place of death	Prince Henry's Hospital, Melbourne[1]
Original team(s)	Queenscliff Garrison Artillery
Height/Weight	185 cm / 89 kg
Playing career^1
Years	Club	Games (Goals)
1926-1929 1930-1935 Total -	Geelong North Melbourne	67 (31) 77 (10) 144 (41)
^1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1935 season.

George Henry William Jerram (15 August 1904 – 20 May 1948) was an Australian rules footballer who played with Geelong and North Melbourne in the Victorian Football League (VFL).

Jerrem, a utility, was used as a half forward flanker, back pocket and in the ruck during his career.^[2] An interstate player in just his second season, Jerram represented the VFL in the 1927 Melbourne Carnival. He also finished equal sixth in the Brownlow Medal that year, after a good season with Geelong. In 1930 he switched to North Melbourne and didn't miss a game in his first two seasons.^[3] He made his last appearance with North Melbourne in 1935 and the following year went to Williamstown, who he captain-coached in 1938.

In 144 VFL games, Jerram was never reported by the umpires and off the field worked as a policeman. After leaving the police force, Jerram became a boiler attendant.

He died in 1948, from a fractured skull as well as other injuries sustained when he fell on a South Melbourne footpath. Accounts of how he fell varied, with the inquest having an open finding, unable to determine whether it was accidental or as a result of an alleged brawl.^[4]

References

1. The Argus, "Man's death in brawl investigated", 21 May 1948. p. 3
2. Holmesby, Russell & Main, Jim (2007). The Encyclopedia Of AFL Footballers. BAS Publishing. ISBN 978-1-920910-78-5.
3. "George Jerram". AFL Tables.
4. The Argus, "Open Finding On Ex-Policeman's Death", 1 July 1948. p. 5