Australian rules footballer
| Jack Shorten | |||
|---|---|---|---|
 Shorten in 1910 | |||
| Personal information | |||
| Full name | John Francis Shorten | ||
| Date of birth | 30 November 1887 | ||
| Place of birth | Williamstown, Victoria | ||
| Date of death | 9 October 1958(1958-10-09) (aged 70) | ||
| Place of death | Sunshine, Victoria | ||
| Original team(s) | Royal Australian Artillery | ||
| Height | 183 cm (6 ft 0 in) | ||
| Weight | 83 kg (183 lb) | ||
| Position(s) | Defender | ||
| Playing career | |||
| Years | Club | Games (Goals) | |
| 1909–10, 1912–13 | Collingwood | 60 (0) | |
| Playing statistics correct to the end of 1913. | |||
| Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com | |||
John 'Jack' Shorten (30 November 1887 – 9 October 1958) was an Australian rules footballer who played for Collingwood in the Victorian Football League (VFL).
Shorten was the centre half back in Collingwood's 1910 premiership team. His involvement in a second half melee kept him out of action for the entire 1911 season as he received a 28 games suspension for striking, exactly the same punishment handed out to Carlton's Percy Sheehan. It remains the longest suspension ever for a Collingwood player.
References
- "Jack Shorten". Collingwood Forever. Retrieved 27 August 2014.
- Jack Shorten's playing statistics from AFL Tables
- Holmesby, Russell and Main, Jim (2007). The Encyclopedia of AFL Footballers. 7th ed. Melbourne: Bas Publishing.
| Collingwood Football Club 1910 VFL premiers | |
|---|---|
| Collingwood 9.7 (61) defeated Carlton 6.11 (47), at the Melbourne Cricket Ground | |
| Coach: Angus |
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- Australian rules footballers from Melbourne
- VFL/AFL premiership players
- People from Williamstown, Victoria
- Australian military personnel of World War I
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- 20th-century Australian sportsmen
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