Bob Jones (Australian footballer)

Bob Jones
Personal information
Full name	Bob Jones
Date of birth	(1961-10-22) 22 October 1961
Original team(s)	Devonport (NTFL)
Draft	No. 44, 1987 National Draft
Height / weight	192 cm / 87 kg
Playing career¹
Years	Club	Games (Goals)
1988–1989	St Kilda	20 (2)
¹ Playing statistics correct to the end of 1989.

Bob Jones (born 22 October 1961) is a former Australian rules footballer who played with St Kilda in the Victorian Football League (VFL).

Jones, an Indigenous Australian, grew up in Darwin, but came to St Kilda from Tasmanian club Devonport, at pick 44 of the 1987 National Draft.^[1]^[2] Already 26 when he made his debut for St Kilda in the 1988 VFL season, his 19 games that year were spent as a ruckman and in defence.^[3]^[4] He suffered a season ending knee injury (torn medial ligament) in the opening round of the 1989 season, against the Brisbane Bears at Moorabbin Oval.^[5] It would be his final appearance for St Kilda.^[3]

His son, Liam Jones, played for the Western Bulldogs and now plays for Carlton.^[6]

References

↑ Marngrook Radio Show, 1116 SEN, April 2012
↑ Lovett, Michael (2004). AFL 2004 - The Official Statistical History Of The AFL. AFL Publishing. ISBN 0-9580300-5-7.
1 2 AFL Tables: Bob Jones
↑ Holmesby, Russell; Main, Jim (2007). The Encyclopedia Of AFL Footballers. BAS Publishing. ISBN 9781920910785.
↑ The Age,"Lockett's beefy brilliance drives Saints from the front", 3 April 1989, p. 32
↑ The Mercury,"Tassie pup steps up", 2 January 2012, Adam Smith

Northern Territory squad – 1988 Bicentennial State Of Origin Carnival

Game 1: Northern Territory 19.20 (134) defeated Tasmania 10.8 (68), at Football Park, 2 March 1988 Game 2: Northern Territory 11.19 (85) defeated Australian Amateurs 8.9 (57), at Football Park, 3 March 1988 Division 2 final: Northern Territory 17.10 (112) defeated VFA 9.13 (67), at Football Park, 5 March 1988

Grand Final team	M. Rioli (c) McLean (vc) Ah Mat Athanasiou Berto Briston Bruce Cassetti C. Dunn D. Dunn Helyar Hughes Jeffrey Jones B. Long M. Long Moscheni M. Motlop P. Motlop C. Rioli Roe Vigona

Other squad members	Cubillo McGann O'Donnell W. Rioli Wanganeen

Coach: Taylor

1987 VFL national draft

First round	1. Richard Lounder 2. Chris McDermott 3. Graham Wright 4. Andrew Brockhurst 5. Michael Quirk 6. Andrew Rogers 7. Darren Davies 8. Darren Jones 9. Michael Murphy 10. Michael Parsons 11. Tim McNeil 12. Grant Williams 13. Peter Bubner

Second round	14. Wayne Peters 15. Andrew Jarman 16. Chris Grumley 17. Chris Waterson 18. Patrick Browne 19. Jamie Cox 20. Stuart Wigney 21. Shane Korth 22. Scott Christie 23. Scott Salisbury 24. Mark Ducker 25. Damien Trezise 26. Steven Oliver

Third round	27. Brendon Gale 28. Andrew Bishop 29. Andrew Pascoe 30. Ashley Byrne 31. Jamie Keane 32. John Cook 33. Rod Gunn 34. Stephen Hewitt 35. Craig Patrick 36. Tony Virgona 37. Andrew Obst 38. John Polkinghorne 39. David Kernahan

Fourth round	40. Bevan Cox 41. Michael Kennedy 42. Tim Wilson 43. Darren Wheildon 44. Bob Jones 45. David Grenvold 46. Gary Gunn 47. Stephen McQueen 48. Liam Pickering 49. Jim Silvestro 50. Stephen Tingay 51. Anthony Dessent 52. Stephen Gemmill

Fifth round	53. Andrew Wisken 54. Adam Ladbrook 55. Brendan Tranter 56. Keith Allan 57. Damien Kitschke 58. Peter Bennett 59. Simon Tregenza 60. Pat Gribble 61. Darren Read 62. David Querzoli 63. Jay Viney 64. Peter Nunn 65. Dean Adams

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