Australian rules footballer
| Syd Jackson | |||
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| Personal information | |||
| Date of birth | (1944-07-01) 1 July 1944 (age 80) | ||
| Original team(s) | South Bunbury | ||
| Height | 173 cm (5 ft 8 in) | ||
| Weight | 73 kg (161 lb) | ||
| Playing career | |||
| Years | Club | Games (Goals) | |
| 1963–1967 | East Perth | 104 (78) | |
| 1969–1976 | Carlton | 136 (165) | |
| 1977 | Glenelg | 13 (21) | |
| Total | 253 (264) | ||
| Playing statistics correct to the end of 1976. | |||
| Career highlights | |||
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| Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com | |||
Syd Jackson (born 1 July 1944) is a former Australian rules footballer who played with the Carlton Blues during the 1970s. He usually played in the centre or half forward flank.
An Indigenous Australian, Jackson was a Stolen Generations child and was adopted by Ern Manea. He started his professional footballing career at East Perth in 1963. He was equal first in that year's Sandover Medal count although he was ineligible due to suspension and in 1966 he was named East Perth's best and fairest.
Jackson made his debut with Carlton in 1969 after being recruited by Ron Barassi. He won premierships in the Blues in 1970 and 1972. His jumper number was 5.
He was exonerated by the tribunal after striking Lee Adamson, with the tribunal accepting that he was racially provoked. At the Tribunal hearing Jackson had allowed Carlton's advocate to imply provocation to explain a fight with Adamson. Twenty-two years later he explained that there had been no provocation; Carlton president George Harris had devised the defence to ensure that the talented Jackson was available to play in the grand final. Adamson is quoted as saying he blamed Harris who 'set it up and I have despised him ever since for what he did'.
References
- Woodcock, Mitchell (17 July 2015). "SW's finest into Hall of Fame". South Western Times. Retrieved 29 December 2022.
- Butler, Steve; Negus, Clare; Stuart, Riley (17 October 2013). "Tributes for champion of Bunbury and babies". The West Australian. Retrieved 29 December 2022.
External links
- Syd Jackson at AustralianFootball.com
| Carlton Football Club 1970 VFL premiers | |
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| Carlton 17.9 (111) defeated Collingwood 14.17 (101), at the Melbourne Cricket Ground | |
| Coach: Barassi |
| Carlton Football Club 1972 VFL premiers | |
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| Carlton 28.9 (177) defeated Richmond 22.18 (150), at the Melbourne Cricket Ground | |
| Coach: Nicholls |
| Australian Football League • Indigenous Team of the Century | |
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| Full-back | |
| Half-back | |
| Centre | |
| Half-forward | |
| Full-forward | |
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- 1944 births
- Australian rules footballers from Western Australia
- Carlton Football Club players
- Carlton Football Club premiership players
- East Perth Football Club players
- Indigenous Australian players of Australian rules football
- Living people
- Sportspeople from Bunbury, Western Australia
- South Bunbury Football Club players
- VFL/AFL premiership players
- Australian rules biography, 1940s birth stubs