John Jillard
Australian rules footballer and coach
About John Jillard
Lived 1941 – 1998 (aged 57). John Jillard was an australian rules football player and australian rules football coach.
John Jillard (28 March 1941 – 28 December 1998) was an Australian rules footballer who played for the Footscray Football Club in the Victorian Football League (VFL) and Latrobe Football Club in the North West Football Union (NWFU). He was a half back flanker and won the Charles Sutton Medal for Footscray's Best and Fairest in 1967. In the same year he finished 10th in the Brownlow Medal count, having placed 8th two years earlier.
In 2002 he was named in Footscray's official 'Team of the Century' and inducted into the club hall of fame in 2014.
He also played for Latrobe and Ainslie.
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Who was John Jillard?
Australian rules footballer and coach (1941-1998)
When was John Jillard born?
John Jillard was born on 28 March 1941.
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John Jillard died on 28 December 1998.
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John Jillard was an australian rules football player and australian rules football coach.
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