About John Townsend
Born 1943. John Townsend is an australian rules football player.
John Townsend (born 16 June 1943) is a former Australian rules footballer who played for Melbourne in the Victorian Football League (VFL).
Originally from Sale, Townsend came to Melbourne and made his league debut in 1962.
He played as a rover and was handy near goals, topping the club's goalkicking in their premiership season of 1964 with 35 of them.
Townsend won Melbourne's Best and Fairest award in both 1965 and 1969.
He finished his career in the Victorian Football Association with Prahran.
In 2003 he was selected in Prahran's Team of the Century.
He is the uncle of Marcus Ashcroft and great uncle of Will Ashcroft and Levi Ashcroft.
Playing statistics
153 182 134 1769 384 2153 421 1.2 1.2 16.4 3.6 19.9 3.9
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Who is John Townsend?
Australian football player, born 1943
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John Townsend was born on 16 June 1943.
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John Townsend is an australian rules football player.
Sources & further reading
· DBpedia: John Townsend (footballer)
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