John Townsend

Australian Rules Footballer

1943 –

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Who is John Townsend?

John Townsend is a former Australian rules footballer who played for Melbourne in the VFL.

Originally from Sale, Townsend came to Melbourne and made his league debut in 1962. He played as a rover and was handy near goals, topping the club's goalkicking in their premiership season of 1964 with 35 of them. Townsend won Melbourne's Best and Fairest award in both 1965 and 1969. He finished his career in the VFA with Prahran.

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Born
Jun 16, 1943

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on July 23, 2013

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