Jack Greenhill

Jack Greenhill
Personal information
Full name John Dickson Greenhill
Born (1897-06-23)23 June 1897
Corryong, Victoria
Died 2 July 1977(1977-07-02) (aged 80)
Corryong, Victoria
Original team Corryong
Height 180 cm (5 ft 11 in)
Weight 80 kg (176 lb)
Playing career1
Years Club Games (Goals)
1917, 1920–23 Carlton 41 (4)
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1923.
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com

John Dickson Greenhill (23 June 1897 – 2 July 1977) was an Australian rules football player who served with the Australian Imperial Force during World War I.

Playing career

Having arrived from Corryong via the Maribyrnong artillery camp[1] after enlisting in the army, Greenhill made his debut for Carlton in the Victorian Football League during the 1917 season in round two against Collingwood[2] and figured in their best players[3] in several different newspaper match reviews.[4]

After a break due to military service, he rejoined the club for the 1920 VFL season playing 13 games in a Carlton team that made it to the Preliminary Final. The following year he played 19 matches, playing in the Blues team that lost the 1921 VFL Grand Final to Richmond.

He also represented Victoria[5] at the 1921 Perth Carnival.[6]

His brother Charlie Greenhill was also an Australian rules footballer with Carlton in 1922.

Military service

Greenhill enlisted with the Australian Imperial Force in April 1917 and left Melbourne on HMAT Port Sydney in November 1917. He was attached to the 8th Field Artillery Brigade as a gunner. He returned to Australia in July 1919.[7][8]

References

  1. ^ "1917 - Football". Winner (Melbourne, Vic. : 1914 - 1917). 9 May 1917. p. 7. Retrieved 9 December 2025.
  2. ^ "1917 - Carlton v Collingwood". The Argus (Melbourne, Vic. : 1848 - 1957). 21 May 1917. p. 4. Retrieved 9 December 2025.
  3. ^ "1917 - FOOTBALL SUPPORTER'S VIEW". The Herald (Melbourne, Vic. : 1861 - 1954). 25 May 1917. p. 3. Retrieved 9 December 2025.
  4. ^ "1917 - Personal Play". Winner (Melbourne, Vic. : 1914 - 1917). 23 May 1917. p. 7. Retrieved 9 December 2025.
  5. ^ "1921 - The Great Football Carnival". Westralian Worker (Perth, WA : 1900 - 1951). 19 August 1921. p. 2. Retrieved 10 December 2025.
  6. ^ "History: Jack Greenhill". Bluseum. Retrieved 13 April 2010.
  7. ^ "Jack Dickson GREENHILL". The AIF Project. Australian Defence Force Academy. Retrieved 13 April 2010.
  8. ^ "Jack Dickson Greenhill". Discovering Anzacs. National Archives of Australia. Retrieved 4 October 2015.


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