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Jim Schellnack

Jim Schellnack

Australian rules footballer

James Schellnack[lower-alpha 1] (c. 1880 – 24 May 1968[1]) was an Australian rules footballer who played seven games for South Melbourne during the 1904 VFL season.[2]

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Family

The son of Charles Frederick Schellnack (1831–1889),[3] and Catherine Schellnack (1837–1922), née McDonald.[4][5] 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.[6][7]

South Melbourne (VFL)

Cleared from Brunswick to South Melbourne in June 1904,[8][9][10]

Death

He died at Parkville, Victoria on 24 May 1968.[11]

Notes

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

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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