Dick Jones (Australian footballer)
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Richard Henry "Dick" Jones (born 5 June 1926) was an Australian rules football
er who played with South Melbourne
in the Victorian Football League
(VFL).
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. 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.
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
.
He was a television and radio commentator in the SANFL during the 1970s and 1980s.
Australian rules football
Australian rules football, officially known as Australian football, also called football, Aussie rules or footy is a sport played between two teams of 22 players on either...
er who played with South Melbourne
Sydney Swans
The Sydney Swans Football Club is an Australian rules football club which plays in the Australian Football League . The club is based in Sydney, New South Wales. The club, founded in 1874, was known as the South Melbourne Football Club until it relocated to Sydney in 1982 to become the Sydney...
in the Victorian Football League
Australian Football League
The Australian Football League is both the governing body and the major professional competition in the sport of Australian rules football...
(VFL).
Jones, a rover, joined South Melbourne from East Fremantle
East Fremantle Football Club
The East Fremantle Football Club, nicknamed the Sharks, is an Australian rules football club playing in the West Australian Football League . The team's home ground is East Fremantle Oval...
, 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. 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
Goldfields Football League
The Goldfields Football League is a regional Australian football league based in the Kalgoorlie region, Western Australia. Originally founded in 1896 as Hannans District Football Association, the league enjoyed a seat and full voting rights on the Australian National Football Council until 1919...
premiership.
Jones resumed his VFL career in 1951 but only appeared in the opening two rounds of the season.
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
West Torrens Football Club
West Torrens Football Club was an Australian rules football club that competed in the South Australian National Football League from 1897 to 1990...
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
Bob Hank
Robert W. "Bob" Hank is a former Australian rules footballer in the South Australian National Football League .Hank actually began his senior playing career with the wartime combination of West Torrens-Port Adelaide in 1944. He stepped smoothly in the West Torrens senior side next year when the...
.
He was a television and radio commentator in the SANFL during the 1970s and 1980s.