John Jillard | |||
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Personal information | |||
Date of birth | 28 March 1941 | ||
Date of death | 28 December 1998 | (aged 57)||
Original team(s) | Footscray Juniors | ||
Height / weight | 183 cm / 81 kg | ||
Playing career1 | |||
Years | Club | Games (Goals) | |
1958–1970 | Footscray | 189 (1) | |
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1970.
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Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com |
John Jillard (28 March 1941 – 28 December 1998) was an Australian rules footballer who played with Footscray in the VFL during the 1960s. He was a half back flanker and won the Charles Sutton Medal for Footscray's Best and Fairest in 1967. In the same year he finished 10th in the Brownlow Medal count having finished 8th two years earlier.
In 2002 he was named in Footscray's official 'Team of the Century'.
He also played for Latrobe and Ainslie.