John Anthony

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John Anthony

Personal information
Birth	January 19, 1988 (1988-01-19) (age 20), Victoria
Recruited from	Diamond Creek/Northern U/18
Playing career¹
Debut	April 6, 2008 , Richmond vs. Collingwood, at MCG
Team(s)	Collingwood (2006-present) 10 Games, 21 Goals
¹ Statistics to end of Rd 22 2008 season
Career highlights

John "Jack" Anthony (born January 19, 1988) is a Collingwood Magpies footballer in the Australian Football League.

John is a 'tough as nails' defender from Diamond Creek in northern Melbourne. He was recruited from the Northern Knights U18 club, and has been earmarked by the club to hold down the fullback position in the years to come, set to replace Shane Wakelin and Simon Prestigiacomo when the pair depart the league scene.

John suffered a serious neck injury in the 2007 pre-season, sidelining him for the season. He recovered to make his debut in Round 3, 2008 against Richmond, and kicked two goals.

Trivia

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• John's nicknames are "Jack" or "Jack-Attack"
• Jack lives with two of his Collingwood teammates Ryan Cook and Daniel Nicholls.
• Jack, Scott Pendlebury, Ryan Cook and Danny Stanley used to live together in a share house, in their first year at Collingwood.
• Although his birth name is John he prefers to be known as Jack
• He had a great game in the 2008 finals kicking 3 goals against Adelaide

External links

• John Anthony profile on the Official AFL Website of the Collingwood Football Club