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Key Facts

Full name
John Gregory

Known as
Johnny Gregory

Born
16 February 1905

Died
9 October 1992 (aged 87)

Age at first & last AFL game
First game: 21y 102d
Last game: 30y 112d

Height and weight
Height: 175 cm
Weight: 76 kg

Senior clubs
North Melbourne

Jumper numbers
North Melbourne: 9

Family links
Harry Gregory (Brother)Bruce Gregory (Brother)

Johnny Gregory

Advanced stats
ClubLeagueCareer spanGamesGoalsAvgWin %AKIAHBAMKBV
North MelbourneV/AFL1926-193515650.0315%17.60—2.2014
Total1926-193515650.0315%17.60—2.2014

Pre 1965 stats are for selected matches only

AFL: 3,174th player to appear, 1,229th most games played, 6,234th most goals kickedNorth Melbourne: 39th player to appear, 55th most games played, 469th most goals kicked

Johnny Gregory was the first North Melbourne footballer to play 150 VFL games. All told, he made 156 appearances for the Shinboners between 1926 and 1935, kicking 5 goals. Most commonly deployed as a half back flanker he enjoyed a particularly fine 1931 season when he polled 10 votes. North Melbourne did not routinely make an award to the season's best and fairest player during Gregory's VFL career but had they done so it is highly likely he would have been the recipient of at least one.

A Victorian interstate representative in 1932 Johnny Gregory was one of three brothers to play VFL football, the others being Harry Gregory (Essendon) and Bruce Gregory (North Melbourne).

Author - John Devaney

Sources

Encyclopedia of AFL Footballers by Russell Holmesby & Jim Main; Wikipedia article

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Footnotes

* Behinds calculated from the 1965 season on.
+ Score at the end of extra time.