Loading...
 

John Sparks

John Sparks 1976 DOB: 5 January 1957

Debut: Round 5, 1975 against Hawthorn at Princes Park
Last Game: Round 22, 1977 against Collingwood at Waverley

From: Kyabram

Number: 44 (1975 Reserves), 40 (1975), 26 (1977)

Games: 9
Goals: 8
Career Statistics

WinsDrawsLossesWinning %
10811.11

Rover who joined the Demons in 1974 but broke an arm in his first practice match and missed eight weeks. He returned through the Reserves, and debuted in Round 5, 1975. Sparks was one of the lightest players in the league, weighing 66kg in 1975. The rover was out of the game for eight weeks and didn't make his senior debut until the next year.

Cleared to Sandringham in May 1978.

YearGamesGoalsBrownlow
1975 440
1977 540

Lists
VFA

Media
Age - 04/03/1974
Melbourne Poster Magazine - 1976
Inside Football - 18/05/1978

Links
Demonwiki image gallery
VFA Project profile
Wikipedia profile