Jack Gill

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Fullname John Anthony Gill
Born (1898-01-10)10 January 1898
St Kilda, Victoria
Died 18 July 1967(1967-07-18) (aged 69)
Ormond, Victoria
Original team St Kilda Juniors
Jack Gill
Gill in May 1925
Personal information
Full name John Anthony Gill
Born (1898-01-10)10 January 1898
St Kilda, Victoria
Died 18 July 1967(1967-07-18) (aged 69)
Ormond, Victoria
Original team St Kilda Juniors
Debut Round 1, 1925, Hawthorn vs. Richmond, at Glenferrie Oval
Height 171 cm (5 ft 7 in)
Position Wing
Playing career1
Years Club Games (Goals)
1922–1924 Hawthorn (VFA) 44 (12)[1]
1925–1928 Hawthorn 40 (9)
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1928.
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com

John Anthony Gill (10 January 1898 – 18 July 1967) was an Australian rules footballer who played with Hawthorn Football Club in the Victorian Football League (VFL).[2]

Jack Gill was the youngest of nine children of Thomas Gill (1858–1929)[3] and Bridget Annie Gill, nee O'Callaghan (1857–1927),[4] and was born and raised in the St Kilda area.

Football

Gill joined Hawthorn from St Kilda Juniors at the start of the 1922 VFA season[5] and he continued to play throughout their first four seasons of VFL football, making 40 appearances in this competition including being a member of their inaugural VFL side.[6]

After football

After his football career Gill worked as a stockbroker in Melbourne. He married Melinda Christina Kate Ingram in 1928 and they had two children together (Ted and Peter) and lived in Ormond.

Death

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