Date of birth 28 March 1941 1958-1970 Footscray Name John Jillard | Height/Weight 183 cm / 81 kg Died December 28, 1998 Years Club Weight 81 kg | |
Date of death 28 December 1998(1998-12-28) (aged 57) Role Australian Rules Footballer | ||
Original team(s) Footscray Juniors |
John Jillard (28 March 1941 – 28 December 1998) was an Australian rules footballer who played with Footscray in the VFL during the 1960s. 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 finished 8th two years earlier.
In 2002 he was named in Footscray's official 'Team of the Century'.
He also played for Latrobe and Ainslie.
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