| Syd Jackson | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal information | |||
| Born | (1944-07-01)1 July 1944 (age 81) | ||
| Original team | South Bunbury | ||
| Height | 173 cm (5 ft 8 in) | ||
| Weight | 73 kg (161 lb) | ||
| Playing career1 | |||
| Years | Club | Games (Goals) | |
| 1963–1967 | East Perth | 104 (78) | |
| 1969–1976 | Carlton | 136 (165) | |
| 1977 | Glenelg | 13 (21) | |
| Total | 253 (264) | ||
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1976. | |||
| Career highlights | |||
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| Sources:AFL Tables,AustralianFootball.com | |||
Syd Jackson (born 1 July 1944) is a formerAustralian rules footballer who played with theCarlton Blues during the 1970s. He usually played in the centre or half forward flank.
AnIndigenous Australian, Jackson was aStolen Generations child and was adopted byErn Manea.[1][2] He started his professional footballing career atEast Perth in 1963. He was equal first in that year'sSandover Medal count although he was ineligible due to suspension and in 1966 he was named East Perth's best and fairest.
Jackson made his debut with Carlton in1969 after being recruited byRon Barassi. He won premierships in the Blues in 1970 and 1972. His jumper number was 5.
He was exonerated by the tribunal after strikingLee Adamson, with the tribunal accepting that he was racially provoked. At the Tribunal hearing Jackson had allowed Carlton's advocate to imply provocation to explain a fight with Adamson. Twenty-two years later he explained that there had been no provocation; Carlton president George Harris had devised the defence to ensure that the talented Jackson was available to play in the grand final. Adamson is quoted as saying he blamed Harris who 'set it up and I have despised him ever since for what he did'.
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