Jack Barnes (Australian footballer)

Jack Barnes
Personal information
Full name John Robert Barnes
Date of birth 20 May 1905
Place of birth Williamstown, Victoria
Date of death 6 October 1999(1999-10-06) (aged 94)
Place of death Williamstown, Victoria
Debut Round 7, 1925, South Melbourne
vs. Essendon, at Windy Hill
Height / weight 185 cm / 87 kg
Playing career1
Years Club Games (Goals)
1925–1929 South Melbourne 41 (71)
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1929.

John "Jack" Robert Barnes (20 May 1905 – 6 October 1999) was an Australian rules footballer who played with South Melbourne in the Victorian Football League (VFL) during the 1920s.

Born in Williamstown, Barnes was used mostly as a forward and kicked 34 goals in 1928, including a bag of six against Geelong at Lake Oval. His son Ken played at South Melbourne in the 1960s.

Barnes also represented Victoria in a first-class cricket match in 1930 as a right-handed batsman. Playing against Tasmania at the MCG, Barnes batted in the middle order and made 51. It would be his only innings at first-class level. Fellow VFL footballers Stuart King and Heinrich Schrader also played in that match for Victoria.[1]

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