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Ray Jones

Image DOB: 18 July 1925
Died: 22 September 2022

Only MFC Game: Round 5, 1949 against North Melbourne at MCG

From: St Kevin's/CBC St Kilda/Sydney Naval/Collingwood

Number: 29 (1949)

Games: 1 (23 total)
Goals: 0
Career Statistics

WinsDrawsLossesWinning %
0010.0

Having played Reserves for Collingwood before World War II, Raymond Alfredo Daniel Jones moved to New South Wales as part of his duties in the navy. There he played for the Sydney Naval club, before returning to Victoria at the end of the conflict. He was approached by St Kilda and Essendon but returned to Collingwood. After one senior game, Jones was a surprise selection to Collingwood's 1946 semi-final side. He played 22 games, usually as a defender, for the Magpies across three seasons.

While simultaneously studying architecture at the University of Melbourne, Jones played one game for the Demons in 1949. While his football career failed to take off he soon became a well-known architect.

Jones moved to Western Australia in 1951, joining South Fremantle. He played in a premiership with them in 1953 before beginning his own architecture practice.

YearGamesGoals
1949 10

Lists
Famous for other things
Collingwood
One Game
WAFL

Notes
Some sources have him recruited from Bentleigh. New South Wales Australian Football History Society records show him born 13/09/1925 in Corowa, NSW.

Media
Argus - 30/03/1949

Links
Boyles Football Photos
Collingwood Forever profile
Demonwiki image gallery
New South Wales Australian Football History Society
WAFL Footy Facts profile
Wikipedia profile

Created by Supermercado. Last Modification: Tuesday 13 February 2024 13:08:22 AEDT by Supermercado. (Version 17)

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