Jack Caesar
Australian rules footballer, born 1917
Australian rules footballer
| Jack Caesar | |||
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| Personal information | |||
| Full name | John Francis Caesar | ||
| Date of birth | (1917-01-05)5 January 1917 | ||
| Place of birth | Footscray, Victoria | ||
| Date of death | 18 June 2004(2004-06-18) (aged 87) | ||
| Original team(s) | Ascot Vale | ||
| Height | 165 cm (5 ft 5 in) | ||
| Weight | 67 kg (148 lb) | ||
| Playing career1 | |||
| Years | Club | Games (Goals) | |
| 1938–42 | Essendon | 75 (15) | |
| 1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1942. | |||
| Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com | |||
John Francis "Jules" Caesar (5 January 1917 – 18 June 2004) was an Australian rules footballer who played for Essendon in the Victorian Football League (VFL).
Recruited from Ascot Vale, Caesar was a wingman in Essendon's 1942 premiership team, after playing in a Grand Final loss the previous year. He fought in the Pacific Islands during the war and played at Yarraville when he returned in 1946.
References
- Jack Caesar's playing statistics from AFL Tables
- Holmesby, Russell and Main, Jim (2007). The Encyclopedia of AFL Footballers. 7th ed. Melbourne: Bas Publishing.
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Essendon Football Club 1942 VFL premiers
Essendon 19.18 (132) defeated Richmond 11.13 (79), at Princes Park
- 1. Coward
- 3. D. Reynolds (c)
- 4. Exelby
- 5. Caesar
- 6. Hird
- 7. Hutchison
- 8. Plummer
- 10. Dearle
- 14. Leehane
- 15. Buttsworth
- 19. Cassin
- 20. Torney
- 21. Ruddell
- 22. Lane
- 25. Abbott
- 28. Silk
- 29. T. Reynolds
- 30. Flanigan
- 35. Bushby
Coach: D. Reynolds
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