John Townsend (footballer)

For other people of the same name, see John Townsend (disambiguation).

John Townsend
Personal information
Full name	John Townsend
Date of birth	(1943-06-16)16 June 1943
Original team(s)	St Pat's College
Height/Weight	171 cm / 66 kg
Playing career1
Years	Club	Games (Goals)
1962–1972	Melbourne	153 (182)
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1972 season.

John Townsend (born 16 June 1943) is a former Australian rules footballer who played for Melbourne in the Victorian Football League (VFL).

Originally from Sale, Townsend came to Melbourne and made his league debut in 1962. He played as a rover and was handy near goals, topping the club's goalkicking in their premiership season of 1964 with 35 of them. Townsend won Melbourne's Best and Fairest award in both 1965 and 1969. He finished his career in the Victorian Football Association with Prahran.

Playing statistics

†	Denotes seasons in which Townsend won a VFL premiership

Season	Team	#	Games	G	B	K	H	D	M	T	G	B	K	H	D	M	T
			Totals								Averages (per game)
1962	Melbourne	16	6	7	–	–	–	–	–	–	1.2	–	–	–	–	–	–
1963	Melbourne	16	19	22	–	–	–	–	–	–	1.2	–	–	–	–	–	–
1964†	Melbourne	16	20	35	–	–	–	–	–	–	1.8	–	–	–	–	–	–
1965	Melbourne	16	18	34	26	295	42	337	63	–	1.9	1.4	16.4	2.3	18.7	3.5	–
1966	Melbourne	16	1	0	1	11	2	13	1	–	0.0	1.0	11.0	2.0	13.0	1.0	–
1967	Melbourne	16	6	5	7	75	31	106	16	–	0.8	1.2	12.5	5.2	17.7	2.7	–
1968	Melbourne	16	16	15	11	254	62	316	53	–	0.9	0.7	15.9	3.9	19.8	3.3	–
1969	Melbourne	16	20	16	29	416	68	484	97	–	0.8	1.5	20.8	3.4	24.2	4.9	–
1970	Melbourne	16	17	14	20	265	48	313	63	–	0.8	1.2	15.6	2.8	18.4	3.7	–
1971	Melbourne	16	18	25	28	301	87	388	80	–	1.4	1.6	16.7	4.8	21.6	4.4	–
1972	Melbourne	16	12	9	12	152	44	196	48	–	0.8	1.0	12.7	3.7	16.3	4.0	–
Career			153	182	134	1769	384	2153	421	–	1.2	1.2	16.4	3.6	19.9	3.9	–

External links

• John Townsend's statistics from AFL Tables