Bob Jones (Australian footballer)

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Bob Jones
Personal information
Full name Bob Jones
Date of birth (1961-10-22) 22 October 1961 (age 62)
Original team(s)
NTFL
)
Draft No. 44, 1987 national draft
Height 192 cm (6 ft 4 in)
Weight 87 kg (192 lb)
Playing career1
Years Club Games (Goals)
1988–1989 St Kilda 20 (2)
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1989.
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com

Bob Jones (born 22 October 1961) is a former Australian rules footballer who played with St Kilda in the Victorian Football League (VFL).

Jones, an

1987 National Draft.[1][2]

Already 26 when he made his debut for St Kilda in the

Northern Territory squad for the 1988 Adelaide Bicentennial Carnival
.

Jones suffered a season ending knee injury (torn medial ligament) in the opening round of the 1989 VFL season, against the Brisbane Bears at Moorabbin Oval.[5] It would be his final appearance for St Kilda.[3]

His son Liam Jones is a current AFL player, for the Western Bulldogs and previously for Carlton.[6]

References

  1. ^ Marngrook Radio Show, 1116 SEN, April 2012.
  2. ISBN 0-9580300-5-7
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  3. ^ a b AFL Tables: Bob Jones
  4. ISBN 9781920910785
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  5. ^ The Age,"Lockett's beefy brilliance drives Saints from the front", 3 April 1989, p. 32
  6. ^ Smith, Adam (2 January 2012). "Tassie pup steps up". The Mercury (Hobart). News Corporation. Retrieved 19 April 2024.
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