Kevin Jackman is a former Australian rules football

Australian rules football

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er who played with Footscray

Western Bulldogs

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 in the Victorian Football League

Australian Football League

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 (VFL).

Recruited locally from Seddon, Jack was a left-footed rover. He won the Gardiner Medal

Gardiner Medal

The Gardiner Medal was an Australian rules football award, formerly awarded to the best and fairest player in the VFL Reserves competition.Officially named the Seconds prior to 1959 and the Reserves from 1959 onwards, the competition ran from 1919 until 1999 and the medal was first awarded in...

 in 1965, for his performances in the VFL reserves competition. The following year he was one of only two Footscray players to appear in all 18 home and away games and his 28 goals was enough to win his club's 1966 leading goal-kicker award.

Jackman was a member of Williamstown's

Williamstown Football Club

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1969 premiership team.