Eddie Jackson

DOB: 16 March, 1925
Died: February 1996

Debut: Round 3, 1947 against Fitzroy at Brunswick Street
Last Game: Round 17, 1952 against South Melbourne at Lake Oval

Games: 84
Goals: 10
Career Statistics

Wins	Draws	Losses	Winning %
42	2	40	50.00

From: Echuca East

Number: 7 1947-1952

Honours
Premiership Player - 1948
Best First Year Player - 1947

One of the first indigenous players to make his mark in league football, Jackson initially wanted to join Richmond but Jack Mueller helped lure him to the Demons as a 21-year-old in 1947 instead, and after impressing in the seconds was quickly promoted to make his debut early in the season.

Lightning quick, he was named Best First Year Player after 15 games in his rookie season and played in both the 1948 Grand Final and the winning replay.

Injured in the Round 6, 1950 game Jackson didn't return until the last round of the Home and Away season and played just eight matches in total, his lowest return at league level.

Leaving the club at the end of 1952, Jackson won Best and Fairest for the Bendigo League in 1954 before coaching in Mildura, Alexandra and Thornton. At Thornton he led to the club to its one and only premiership in 1961.

Jackson's son Steven Jackson? played Under 19's in 1981 but could not break into the senior side.

Year	Games	Goals	Brownlow
1947	15	0	3
1948	13	3	1
1949	15	0	0
1950	8	2	0
1951	17	1	5
1952	16	4	2

Notes
Also referred to as "Ted Jackson" in contemporary newspaper articles.

Lists
Indigenous Players

Links
Wikipedia profile
Demonland.com story

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