Gill was the third member of his extended family to play for Carlton, with his uncle Frank and brother Barry both having significant careers at the club.[1]
A half forward flanker, Gill ended his first league season in 1962 with an appearance in a grand final, where Carlton lost to Essendon.[2] He missed only three games in 1965 and 1966 but suffered a career-ending injury in 1967.[2] In the first round of the season, against Fitzroy, Gill had kicked a career best three goals before he tore a knee cartilage and was taken off the ground. Although he returned to the team four rounds later, Gill re-injured his leg and had to retire.
^The Age,"Casteron to improve title chance", 25 April 1969, p. 13
January 01, 1970
john, gill, footballer, born, 1941, essendon, player, john, gill, footballer, born, 1932, john, gill, born, october, 1941, former, australian, rules, footballer, played, with, carlton, victorian, football, league, during, 1960s, john, gillpersonal, information. For the Essendon player see John Gill footballer born 1932 John R Gill born 26 October 1941 is a former Australian rules footballer who played with Carlton in the Victorian Football League VFL during the 1960s John GillPersonal informationFull nameJohn R GillDate of birth 1941 10 26 26 October 1941 age 82 Original team s CastertonHeight182 cm 6 ft 0 in Weight79 kg 174 lb Position s Half forward flankPlaying career1YearsClubGames Goals 1962 1967Carlton88 38 1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1967 Sources AFL Tables AustralianFootball com Gill was the third member of his extended family to play for Carlton with his uncle Frank and brother Barry both having significant careers at the club 1 A half forward flanker Gill ended his first league season in 1962 with an appearance in a grand final where Carlton lost to Essendon 2 He missed only three games in 1965 and 1966 but suffered a career ending injury in 1967 2 In the first round of the season against Fitzroy Gill had kicked a career best three goals before he tore a knee cartilage and was taken off the ground Although he returned to the team four rounds later Gill re injured his leg and had to retire He however continued to play at his former club Casterton in the Western Border Football League 3 References edit Holmesby Russell Main Jim 2007 The Encyclopedia Of AFL Footballers BAS Publishing ISBN 978 1 920910 78 5 a b AFL Tables John Gill The Age Casteron to improve title chance 25 April 1969 p 13 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title John Gill footballer born 1941 amp oldid 1210906100, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
