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Jim Schellnack

James Schellnack was an Australian rules footballer who played seven games for South Melbourne during the 1904 VFL season.

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Jim Schellnack
Personal information
Full name James Schellnack
Born abt 1880
Heathcote, Victoria
Died 24 May 1968(1968-05-24) (aged 88)
Parkville, Victoria
Playing career
Years Club Games (Goals)
1899–1903 Brunswick (VFA) 50 (8)
1904 South Melbourne 7 (6)
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com

James Schellnacka (c. 1880 – 24 May 19681) was an Australian rules footballer who played seven games for South Melbourne during the 1904 VFL season.2

Family

The son of Charles Frederick Schellnack (1831–1889),3 and Catherine Schellnack (1837–1922), née McDonald.45 James Schellnack (a.k.a. Shellnack) was born at Heathcote, Victoria in c.1880.

Football

Brunswick (VFA)

He played in 54 matches over five seasons (1899–1903) for the VFA Brunswick Football Club; and, on 8 August 1903, played in a team, against Essendon Town, at the Brunswick Oval, that also included a 17-year old John Curtin, the future Prime Minister of Australia, on the half-forward flank.67

South Melbourne (VFL)

Cleared from Brunswick to South Melbourne in June 1904,8910

Death

He died at Parkville, Victoria on 24 May 1968.11

Notes

Notes

  1. Also spelled Shellnack in some sources.
  1. Hutchinson, Col (2012). "Men of Mystery". AFL Record (Round 3): 16.
  2. Holmesby & Main (2014), p.790.
  3. Local and General News: Death, The McIvor Times and Rodney Advertiser, (Thursday, 27 June 1889), p.2: note that family name is given as Schellnack.
  4. Advertisement: Dr Morse's Indian Root Pills, The Herald, (Tuesday, 4 August 1908), p.4.
  5. Deaths: Shellnack, The Age, (Tuesday, 10 January 1922), p.1: note that family name is given as Shellnack.
  6. Game Details, at The VFA Project.
  7. Brunswick v. Essendon T.: The Teams, The Herald, (Saturday, 8 August 1903), p.4.
  8. World of Sport, The (Melbourne) Herald, (Friday, 3 June 1904), p. 4.
  9. South Melbourne (8.16) beat Melbourne (5.9), The Age, (Monday, 6 June 1904), p. 8.
  10. "THE ASSOCIATION MATCHES.", The Argus, 27 June 1904.
  11. His death records (11252/1968) at Births Deaths and Marriages Victoria has his family name as Schellnack.
References

References

  • Holmesby, Russell; Main, Jim (2014). The Encyclopedia of AFL Footballers: every AFL/VFL player since 1897 (10th ed.). Seaford, Victoria: BAS Publishing. ISBN 978-1-921496-32-5.
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