DOB: 19 June 1967
Debut: Round 16, 1986 against Hawthorn at Waverley
Last Game: Round 14, 1991 against Hawthorn at Waverley
From: Ormond/Richmond
Number: 45 (1986-1991)
Honours:
Grand Final team - 1988
Leading Goalkicker - 1988
Victorian state representative
Australian International Rules player - 1990
Games: 80
Goals: 131
Career Statistics
Wins | Draws | Losses | Winning % |
49 | 0 | 31 | 61.25 |
Statistical categories led:
Most goals in jumper 45
Joined the Demons after being rejected by Richmond, where he suffered a severe head injury in an Under 19s game, but soon came into his own at Melbourne and won the club goalkicking in 1988, including five in the winning Preliminary Final. That year he represented the Australian Amateurs in the Bicentennial Carnival interstate tournament, eligible by virtue of having started his career in the VAFA.
After six seasons, Jackson walked out on Melbourne before the 1991 finals. Traded to Footscray for the Bulldogs' second pick in the 1991 Draft - which Melbourne used to select Phil Gilbert - Jackson didn't play a senior game at the Bulldogs after breaking his leg in a pre-season match against Richmond.
Year | Games | Goals | Brownlow |
1986 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
1987 | 14 | 25 | 3 |
1988 | 26 | 43 | 7 |
1989 | 18 | 15 | 1 |
1990 | 10 | 26 | 5 |
1991 | 10 | 22 | 0 |
Notes
1991 Football Record team sheets list him as being from Dandenong West/Richmond, and a 1989 season guide shows Dandenong West/Sydney/Richmond
Media
Inside Football - 16/09/1987
Canberra Times - 02/03/1988
Canberra Times - 02/11/1990
Age - 17/10/1991
Canberra Times - 23/10/1991
Age - 22/03/1992
Links
Wikipedia profile