Jones, a rover, joined South Melbourne from East Fremantle, but hailed from rural Western Australia.
He kicked a goal in all but one of his 17 games and topped South Melbourne's goal-kicking with 27 majors.[3] During the year he was acting vice-captain.
Jones resumed his VFL career in 1951 but only appeared in the opening two rounds of the season.[3]
The next stage of his career was spent in South Australia, starting at Glenelg in 1952. He stopped playing football at the end of the year and concentrated on his police career, before returning briefly in 1956.
In 1957 he was appointed captain-coach of West Torrens and guided them to a fourth-place finish that year. He retired as a player in 1958 but stayed on as coach and was then involved in controversy when he chose to delist aging club great Bob Hank.[4]
He was a television and radio commentator in the SANFL during the 1970s and 1980s.
^Police Journal Online - August 2008 Edition (PDF)
March 12, 2023
dick, jones, australian, footballer, richard, henry, jones, born, june, 1926, australian, rules, footballer, played, with, south, melbourne, victorian, football, league, dick, jonespersonal, informationfull, namerichard, henry, jones, date, birth, 1926, june, . Richard Henry Jones born 5 June 1926 was an Australian rules footballer who played with South Melbourne in the Victorian Football League VFL 2 Dick JonesPersonal informationFull nameRichard Henry Jones 1 Date of birth 1926 06 05 5 June 1926 age 96 Place of birthGoomalling Western AustraliaOriginal team s East FremantleHeight173 cm 5 ft 8 in Weight72 kg 159 lb Position s RoverPlaying career1YearsClubGames Goals 1949 1951South Melbourne19 28 Coaching careerYearsClubGames W L D 1957 1958West Torrens37 18 17 2 1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1958 Sources AFL Tables AustralianFootball comJones a rover joined South Melbourne from East Fremantle but hailed from rural Western Australia He kicked a goal in all but one of his 17 games and topped South Melbourne s goal kicking with 27 majors 3 During the year he was acting vice captain In 1950 he returned to Western Australia and captain coached Boulder City to a Goldfields National Football League premiership Jones resumed his VFL career in 1951 but only appeared in the opening two rounds of the season 3 The next stage of his career was spent in South Australia starting at Glenelg in 1952 He stopped playing football at the end of the year and concentrated on his police career before returning briefly in 1956 In 1957 he was appointed captain coach of West Torrens and guided them to a fourth place finish that year He retired as a player in 1958 but stayed on as coach and was then involved in controversy when he chose to delist aging club great Bob Hank 4 He was a television and radio commentator in the SANFL during the 1970s and 1980s References Edit WW2 Nominal Roll Richard Henry Jones Holmesby Russell Main Jim 2007 The Encyclopedia Of AFL Footballers BAS Publishing ISBN 978 1 920910 78 5 a b AFL Tables Dick Jones Police Journal Online August 2008 Edition PDF Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Dick Jones Australian footballer amp oldid 993011226, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
