fullname years clubs statsend name originalteam birth_date article_title heightweight
john townsend 1962 -- 1972 melbourne 1972 john townsend st pat 's college 16 june 1943 john townsend -lrb- footballer -rrb-
 171 cm / 66 kg
john townsend -lrb- footballer -rrb-

john townsend -lrb- born 16 june 1943 -rrb- is a former australian rules footballer who played for melbourne in the victorian football league -lrb- vfl -rrb- .
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 victorian football association with prahran .
