John Jillard (28 March 1941 – 28 December 1998)[1] 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.

John Jillard
Personal information
Date of birth 28 March 1941
Date of death 28 December 1998(1998-12-28) (aged 57)
Original team(s) Footscray Juniors
Height 183 cm (6 ft 0 in)
Weight 81 kg (179 lb)
Playing career1
Years Club Games (Goals)
1958–1970 Footscray 189 (1)
Representative team honours
Years Team Games (Goals)
Victoria 2
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1970.
Career highlights
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com

In 2002 he was named in Footscray's official 'Team of the Century' and inducted into the club hall of fame in 2014.[2]

He also played for Latrobe and Ainslie.

References

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  1. ^ "John Jillard - Player Bio". Australian Football. Retrieved 9 December 2014.
  2. ^ "Fearless Jillard inducted into Bulldogs Hall of Fame". westernbulldogs.com.au. 12 March 2014. Retrieved 26 October 2020.
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