Jack Leith
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| Personal information |
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| Date of birth |
12 August 1872 |
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| Date of death |
24 April 1935(1935-04-24) (aged 62) |
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| Original team(s) |
Geelong (VFA) |
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| Playing career1 |
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| Years |
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Games (Goals) |
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| 1897–08, 1911–12 |
Melbourne |
133 (162) |
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1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1912 season. |
John G. 'Jack' Leith (12 August 1872 – 24 April 1935)[1] was an Australian rules footballer who played for Melbourne in the early years of the Victorian Football League (VFL).
Leith was a forward and prior to joining Melbourne in the inaugural VFL season played with Geelong in the Victorian Football Association. He was a centre half forward in Melbourne's 1900 premiership team and topped the club's goalkicking on four occasions, 1897, 1899, 1902 and 1907. When having a set shot at goal he used the place kick and once, in a game against St Kilda, kicked five goals from place kicks. He retired at the end of the 1908 season but returned to the league in 1911, this time playing as a defender.[2]
References
- ↑ "Jack Leith - Player Bio". Australian Football. Retrieved 27 December 2014.
- ↑ Main, Jim; Holmesby, Russell (1992). The Encyclopedia of League Footballers. Melbourne, Victoria: Wilkinson Books. p. 250. ISBN 1-86337-085-4.
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| The Leading Goalkicker Medal was awarded from the VFL's first season, in 1897, until 1954, when the award was renamed the Coleman Medal. | | |
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