John Townsend (footballer)
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John Townsend | |||
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Personal information | |||
Full name | John Townsend | ||
Date of birth | 16 June 1943 | ||
Original team(s) | St Pat's College | ||
Height | 171 cm (5 ft 7 in) | ||
Weight | 66 kg (146 lb) | ||
Playing career1 | |||
Years | Club | Games (Goals) | |
1962–1972 | Melbourne | 153 (182) | |
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1972. | |||
Career highlights | |||
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Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com |
John Townsend (born 16 June 1943) is a former Australian rules footballer who played for Melbourne in the Victorian Football League (VFL).
Originally from Sale, Townsend came to Melbourne and made his league debut in 1962.
He played as a rover and was handy near goals, topping the club's goalkicking in their premiership season of 1964 with 35 of them.
Townsend won Melbourne's Best and Fairest award in both 1965 and 1969.
He finished his career in the Victorian Football Association with Prahran.
In 2003 he was selected in Prahran's Team of the Century.
He is the uncle of Marcus Ashcroft and great uncle of Will Ashcroft.
Playing statistics
G
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Goals | K
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Kicks | D
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Disposals | T
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Tackles |
B
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Behinds | H
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Handballs | M
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Marks |
Season | Team | No. | Games | Totals | Averages (per game) | ||||||||||||
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G | B | K | H | D | M | T | G | B | K | H | D | M | T | ||||
1962 | Melbourne | 16 | 6 | 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1.2 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
1963 | Melbourne | 16 | 19 | 22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1.2 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
1964 | Melbourne | 16 | 20 | 35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1.8 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
1965 | Melbourne | 16 | 18 | 34 | 26 | 295 | 42 | 337 | 63 | — | 1.9 | 1.4 | 16.4 | 2.3 | 18.7 | 3.5 | — |
1966 | Melbourne | 16 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 2 | 13 | 1 | — | 0.0 | 1.0 | 11.0 | 2.0 | 13.0 | 1.0 | — |
1967 | Melbourne | 16 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 75 | 31 | 106 | 16 | — | 0.8 | 1.2 | 12.5 | 5.2 | 17.7 | 2.7 | — |
1968 | Melbourne | 16 | 16 | 15 | 11 | 254 | 62 | 316 | 53 | — | 0.9 | 0.7 | 15.9 | 3.9 | 19.8 | 3.3 | — |
1969 | Melbourne | 16 | 20 | 16 | 29 | 416 | 68 | 484 | 97 | — | 0.8 | 1.5 | 20.8 | 3.4 | 24.2 | 4.9 | — |
1970 | Melbourne | 16 | 17 | 14 | 20 | 265 | 48 | 313 | 63 | — | 0.8 | 1.2 | 15.6 | 2.8 | 18.4 | 3.7 | — |
1971 | Melbourne | 16 | 18 | 25 | 28 | 301 | 87 | 388 | 80 | — | 1.4 | 1.6 | 16.7 | 4.8 | 21.6 | 4.4 | — |
1972 | Melbourne | 16 | 12 | 9 | 12 | 152 | 44 | 196 | 48 | — | 0.8 | 1.0 | 12.7 | 3.7 | 16.3 | 4.0 | — |
Career | 153 | 182 | 134 | 1769 | 384 | 2153 | 421 | — | 1.2 | 1.2 | 16.4 | 3.6 | 19.9 | 3.9 | — |
References
External links
- John Townsend's playing statistics from AFL Tables
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