John Goodwin 'Jack' Leith (12 August 1872 – 24 April 1935) was an
Australian rules footballer who played for the
Melbourne Football Club in the early years of 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).
Leith was a forward and prior to joining Melbourne in the last Victorian Football Association (VFA) season in 1896 played with Carlton. He was a centre half forward in Melbourne's 1900 premiership team and topped the club's goalkicking on five occasions in his career: 1896, 1897, 1899, 1902 and 1907. When having a set shot at goal he used the place kick and once, in a game against St Kilda, kicked five goals from place kicks. He retired at the end of the 1908 season but returned to the league in 1911 when Melbourne were struggling, this time playing as a defender.
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1872 births
1935 deaths
Australian rules footballers from Victoria (Australia)
Australian Rules footballers: place kick exponents
Carlton Football Club (VFA) players
Melbourne Football Club (VFA) players
Melbourne Football Club players
VFL Leading Goalkicker Medal winners
Melbourne Football Club Premiership players
One-time VFL/AFL Premiership players
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