John William Skinner (5 June 1917 – 12 April 1988) was an

Australian rules football Australian football, also called Australian rules football or Aussie rules, or more simply football or footy, is a contact sport played between two teams of 18 players on an oval field, often a modified cricket ground. Points are scored by k ...

er who played with

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in the

Victorian Football League The Victorian Football League (VFL) is an Australian rules football league in Australia serving as one of the second-tier regional semi-professional competitions which sit underneath the fully professional Australian Football League (AFL). It ...

(VFL). Skinner later served in the Australian Army during World War II.

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at Blueseum 1917 births Carlton Football Club players 1988 deaths Australian rules footballers from Victoria (state) {{AFL-bio-1917-stub