Jack Audsley

John Donald Audsley (24 October 1892 – 24 December 1942) was an Australian rules footballer who played with Geelong in the Victorian Football League (VFL).[1]

Jack Audsley
Personal information
Full name John Donald Audsley
Date of birth (1892-10-24)24 October 1892
Place of birth Geelong, Victoria
Date of death 24 December 1942(1942-12-24) (aged 50)
Place of death Geelong, Victoria
Original team(s) East Geelong
Height 171 cm (5 ft 7 in)
Weight 65 kg (143 lb)
Playing career1
Years Club Games (Goals)
1915 Geelong 2 (0)
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1915.
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com

After his brief football career Audsley served in Egypt, Belgium and France during World War I, being wounded twice and suffering trench fever and influenza.[2]

Notes

  1. Holmesby, Russell; Main, Jim (2014). The Encyclopedia of AFL Footballers: every AFL/VFL player since 1897 (10th ed.). Seaford, Victoria: BAS Publishing. p. 32. ISBN 978-1-921496-32-5.
  2. Cullen, Barbara (2015). Harder than football : league players at war. Richmond, Victoria: Slattery Media Group. p. 158. ISBN 978-0-992379-14-8.


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