Jeff Gamble

Jeff Gamble (24 May 1935 – 20 June 1996) was an Australian rules footballer who played with Essendon in the Victorian Football League (VFL).

Jeff Gamble
Personal information
Full name Jeff M. Gamble
Date of birth (1935-05-24)24 May 1935
Date of death 20 June 1996(1996-06-20) (aged 61)
Original team(s) Aberfeldie
Height 191 cm (6 ft 3 in)
Weight 80 kg (176 lb)
Playing career1
Years Club Games (Goals)
1953–1960 Essendon 90 (14)
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1960.
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com

Gamble, recruited from local club Aberfeldie, was a key defender for Essendon, after starting out as a follower.[1]

He had his best season in 1958 when he finished equal sixth in the Brownlow Medal count and was second in the Essendon Best and Fairest.[2]

Gamble was Essendon's centre half-back in their 1957 VFL Grand Final loss to Melbourne.[3]

During the 1959 season he suffered a knee injury and had to have cartilage removed. He managed to play ten games in 1960 but he was then forced to retire due to the injury.[4]

Gamble was the uncle of actor Cate Blanchett through his sister, June and also provided the inspiration to Kevin Andrews, who composed the Essendon club song on the kitchen table of his parents, Horace and Rosalie Jean Gamble.[5]

References
  1. "Jeff Gamble - Player Bio". Australian Football. Retrieved 14 August 2015.
  2. "AFL Tables: Jeff Gamble". afltables.com.
  3. Holmesby, Russell; Main, Jim (2007). The Encyclopedia Of AFL Footballers. BAS Publishing. ISBN 978-1-920910-78-5.
  4. "Gamble, Jeff M." Essendon Football Club. Archived from the original on 17 March 2011.
  5. "EFCPPOA Newsletter April 2018" (PDF).
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