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| firstname = Alex
| lastname = Jesaulenko
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| birthdate = {{Birth date and age|1945|8|2|df=y}}
| birthplace = Salzburg, Austria
| originalteam = [[Eastlake Football Club]]
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|Position = Retired
| dead = alive
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| debutdate = 1967
| debutteam = [[Carlton Football Club|Carlton]]
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| playingteams = [[Carlton Football Club|Carlton]] (1967-1979)
256 games, 424 goals
[[St Kilda Football Club|St Kilda]] (1980-1981)
23 games, 20 goals
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| coachingteams = [[Carlton Football Club|Carlton]]
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'''Alex 'Jezza' Jesaulenko''' [[Order of the British Empire|MBE]] (born 2 August 1945 [[Salzburg]], [[Austria]]) is a former [[Australian rules football]]er and coach.<ref>{{citebook|title=Australian Popular Culture |author= Martin Gray, Geraldine Stoneham, Ian Craven|year= 1994|publisher=Cambridge University Press |pages=50|id=ISBN 0521466679|url= http://books.google.com/books?id=bLbo4sr-xfwC&pg=PA50&ots=DLwlT3ACYM&dq=%22Alex+Jesaulenko%22&as_brr=3&ei=8py8RrraNY-K7QKy9vXABQ&ie=ISO-8859-1&output=html&sig=LYksFXxKCU5HdLirwFc9i8VFz9I}}</ref> He is regarded as one of the game's greatest-ever players and is an official Legend of the [[Australian Football Hall of Fame]]. He immortalized his reputation in the game by taking the Mark of the Century in the [[1970 VFL Grand Final]].
==Early life==
Jesaulenko was born in [[Salzburg]], [[Austria]] of [[Ukraine|Ukrainian]] parents. The family emigrated to [[Canberra, Australia]] in 1949 from Ukraine. The family name was originally spelled Esaulenko, but on arrival in Australia a 'J' was added to the name because of its pronunciation. Initially the young Jesaulenko played [[football (soccer)|soccer]] and [[rugby union]] at [[St Edmund's College, Canberra|St Edmund's College]] and did not start playing [[Australian Rules Football]] until he was fourteen years old. He began playing at the [[Eastlake Football Club]] in Canberra.<ref>{{citebook|title=Building a new community: Immigration and the Victorian economy |author= Andrew Markus|year= 2001|publisher=Allen & Unwin| pages=73|id=ISBN 1865085359|url= http://books.google.com/books?id=v50i6mQwFv4C&pg=PA73&ots=K4nLH3AJmn&dq=%22Alex+Jesaulenko%22&as_brr=3&ei=SJy8RuSiBpuI7AKkrPHGBQ&ie=ISO-8859-1&output=html&sig=oEqInJZuhyHL54TEQXAQnQByQ3w}}</ref>
==Carlton career==
Jesaulenko made his senior debut in 1967, and went on to play 256 senior games for the [[Carlton Football Club]]. In total he kicked 424 goals and won 4 premierships with the club 1968, 1970, 1972 and 1979. Jesaulenko was selected for [[All-Australian]] honours in 1969 and 1972. He has the dubious record at Carlton for the most inaccurate score of 5 goals and 12 behinds, against Hawthorn in 1969.
A spectacular and popular player Jesaulenko was renowned for his high marking and goal kicking. In 1970 he kicked 115 goals in the season and went on to play in the famous [[1970 VFL Grand Final]] against [[Collingwood Football Club|Collingwood]]. In front of a record [[MCG]] crowd of 121,000 fans [[Carlton Football Club|Carlton]] came from a 44-point deficit at half-time to win.
In 1979 Jesaulenko was the playing coach of Carlton's premiership team, perhaps his finest moment in football. "Jezza" was in fact the last playing coach in the [[VFL]] to win a premiership.
Jesaulenko had pay disputes with Carlton in 1977. Subsequently he tied his ongoing presence at the club to then Carlton club president [[George Harris]]. At the end of the 1979 season Harris was ousted from his position and Jesaulenko cut all ties with Carlton.
==St Kilda Football Club==
In a deal managed by trucking millionaire and St Kilda club president, [[Lindsay Fox]], Jesaulenko moved to the [[St Kilda Football Club]] in 1980. While initially appointed as an on-field player only Jesaulenko was then appointed playing coach when the incumbent St Kilda coach, [[Mike Patterson (footballer)|Mike Patterson]], was sacked by Fox after Round 2.<ref>[http://www.australianrules.com.au/2004stories/top10sacked.html top 10 sacked<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref> He played 23 games and kicked 20 goals for the [[St Kilda Football Club|Saints]] in 1980-1981 and stayed on for a further season as coach.
==Return to Carlton==
Mid-1989 Jesaulenko returned as a senior coach for Carlton until the end of 1990.
==="Oh Jesaulenko, you beauty!"===
Jesaulenko's marking skill was perhaps best highlighted by a spectacular mark over [[Graeme Jenkin]] in the legendary [[1970 VFL Grand Final]]. The famous commentary has [[Mike Williamson (broadcaster)|Mike Williamson]] shouting ''"Oh Jesaulenko, you beauty!"''. This [[Specky|"specky"]] is acclaimed by some to be the "Mark of the Century" and was the first to be recognised officially as the [[Mark of the Year]]; the medal awarded to the annual winner is called the [[Alex Jesaulenko Medal]].
==Post football==
Jesaulenko was an inaugural inductee into the [[Australian Football Hall of Fame]] in 1996, and in 2008 became the twenty-second man elevated to Legend status. He works today with [[VISY]] Recycling in [[Melbourne, Australia|Melbourne]].
In 2006, Jesaulenko was featured in a [[Toyota]] [[Toyota Memorable Moments|Memorable Moments]] commercial with [[Stephen Curry]] and [[Dave Lawson]], which involved spraypainting Jesaulenko's navy suit and trying several methods to recreate that mark he took almost 40 years ago, including a small trampoline, a stepladder and finally successfully with a large crane.
Jesaulenko revealed to [[''Inside Football'']] one day that his last name was actually [[Esaulenko]] instead of Jesaulenko. The famous Carlton champion said when he migrated to [[Australia]] as a young lad from Europe, he had arrived in Australia when the immigration officials actually listed "Esaulenko" with a "J" in front of "E", thinking that the heard a J in his name.
==Cultural References==
The main character in the Australian children's book "Jezza" is a dog named after Alex Jesaulenko. "Ordinary dogs chase tennis balls or fetch silly sticks. But not me. Football's my game. My new family called me Jezza because that was the name of a famous footballer. He was brilliant. I don't mean to brag, but I'm quite a footballer too." (Bell, 1991).
Jezza is mentioned in the song "The Back Upon Which Jezza Jumped" by Melbourne band TISM [This Is Serious Mum]. The song depicts Graeme 'Jerker' Jenkin being left to be forgotten because of Jezza's spectacular mark (TISM, 1985).
==References==
{{Reflist}}
==Bibliography==
*Bell, K 1991, Jezza, Macmillan Australia, Melbourne.
*TISM,1985, This Is Serious Mum - Demo Tape, Melbourne.
==External links==
*[http://www.users.bigpond.com/tuffies/jezza.html Photo of the Mark]
*[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6H8MbFVJHUw Video of the Mark]
*[http://www.blueseum.org/cfc/tiki-index.php?page=Alex+Jesaulenko Alex Jesaulenko Profile in Blueseum]
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! colspan="2" | '''Alex Jesaulenko Premiership Teams'''
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| colspan="2" | {{1968 Carlton Blues premiership players}}
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| colspan="2" | {{1970 Carlton Blues premiership players}}
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| colspan="2" | {{1972 Carlton Blues premiership players}}
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| colspan="2" | {{1979 Carlton Blues premiership players}}
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[[Category:St Kilda Football Club players]]
[[Category:St Kilda Football Club coaches]]
[[Category:Carlton Football Club coaches]]
[[Category:All-Australians]]
[[Category:Australian Football Hall of Fame]]
[[Category:John Nicholls Medal winners]]
[[Category:1945 births]]
[[Category:Living people]]
[[Category:Australians of Ukrainian descent]]
[[Category:Australians of Austrian descent]]
[[Category:VFL/AFL players born outside of Australia]]
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Nickname(s) | Jezza | ||
Original team(s) | Eastlake Football Club | ||
Debut | 1967, Carlton | ||
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Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com |
Alex 'Jezza' Jesaulenko MBE (born 2 August 1945 Salzburg, Austria) is a former Australian rules footballer and coach.[1] He is regarded as one of the game's greatest-ever players and is an official Legend of the Australian Football Hall of Fame. He immortalized his reputation in the game by taking the Mark of the Century in the 1970 VFL Grand Final.
Early life
Jesaulenko was born in Salzburg, Austria of Ukrainian parents. The family emigrated to Canberra, Australia in 1949 from Ukraine. The family name was originally spelled Esaulenko, but on arrival in Australia a 'J' was added to the name because of its pronunciation. Initially the young Jesaulenko played soccer and rugby union at St Edmund's College and did not start playing Australian Rules Football until he was fourteen years old. He began playing at the Eastlake Football Club in Canberra.[2]
Carlton career
Jesaulenko made his senior debut in 1967, and went on to play 256 senior games for the Carlton Football Club. In total he kicked 424 goals and won 4 premierships with the club 1968, 1970, 1972 and 1979. Jesaulenko was selected for All-Australian honours in 1969 and 1972. He has the dubious record at Carlton for the most inaccurate score of 5 goals and 12 behinds, against Hawthorn in 1969.
A spectacular and popular player Jesaulenko was renowned for his high marking and goal kicking. In 1970 he kicked 115 goals in the season and went on to play in the famous 1970 VFL Grand Final against Collingwood. In front of a record MCG crowd of 121,000 fans Carlton came from a 44-point deficit at half-time to win.
In 1979 Jesaulenko was the playing coach of Carlton's premiership team, perhaps his finest moment in football. "Jezza" was in fact the last playing coach in the VFL to win a premiership.
Jesaulenko had pay disputes with Carlton in 1977. Subsequently he tied his ongoing presence at the club to then Carlton club president George Harris. At the end of the 1979 season Harris was ousted from his position and Jesaulenko cut all ties with Carlton.
St Kilda Football Club
In a deal managed by trucking millionaire and St Kilda club president, Lindsay Fox, Jesaulenko moved to the St Kilda Football Club in 1980. While initially appointed as an on-field player only Jesaulenko was then appointed playing coach when the incumbent St Kilda coach, Mike Patterson, was sacked by Fox after Round 2.[3] He played 23 games and kicked 20 goals for the Saints in 1980-1981 and stayed on for a further season as coach.
Return to Carlton
Mid-1989 Jesaulenko returned as a senior coach for Carlton until the end of 1990.
"Oh Jesaulenko, you beauty!"
Jesaulenko's marking skill was perhaps best highlighted by a spectacular mark over Graeme Jenkin in the legendary 1970 VFL Grand Final. The famous commentary has Mike Williamson shouting "Oh Jesaulenko, you beauty!". This "specky" is acclaimed by some to be the "Mark of the Century" and was the first to be recognised officially as the Mark of the Year; the medal awarded to the annual winner is called the Alex Jesaulenko Medal.
Post football
Jesaulenko was an inaugural inductee into the Australian Football Hall of Fame in 1996, and in 2008 became the twenty-second man elevated to Legend status. He works today with VISY Recycling in Melbourne.
In 2006, Jesaulenko was featured in a Toyota Memorable Moments commercial with Stephen Curry and Dave Lawson, which involved spraypainting Jesaulenko's navy suit and trying several methods to recreate that mark he took almost 40 years ago, including a small trampoline, a stepladder and finally successfully with a large crane.
Jesaulenko revealed to ''Inside Football'' one day that his last name was actually Esaulenko instead of Jesaulenko. The famous Carlton champion said when he migrated to Australia as a young lad from Europe, he had arrived in Australia when the immigration officials actually listed "Esaulenko" with a "J" in front of "E", thinking that the heard a J in his name.
Cultural References
The main character in the Australian children's book "Jezza" is a dog named after Alex Jesaulenko. "Ordinary dogs chase tennis balls or fetch silly sticks. But not me. Football's my game. My new family called me Jezza because that was the name of a famous footballer. He was brilliant. I don't mean to brag, but I'm quite a footballer too." (Bell, 1991).
Jezza is mentioned in the song "The Back Upon Which Jezza Jumped" by Melbourne band TISM [This Is Serious Mum]. The song depicts Graeme 'Jerker' Jenkin being left to be forgotten because of Jezza's spectacular mark (TISM, 1985).
References
- ^ Martin Gray, Geraldine Stoneham, Ian Craven (1994). Australian Popular Culture. Cambridge University Press. p. 50. ISBN 0521466679.
{{cite book}}
: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) - ^ Andrew Markus (2001). Building a new community: Immigration and the Victorian economy. Allen & Unwin. p. 73. ISBN 1865085359.
- ^ top 10 sacked
Bibliography
- Bell, K 1991, Jezza, Macmillan Australia, Melbourne.
- TISM,1985, This Is Serious Mum - Demo Tape, Melbourne.
External links
Alex Jesaulenko Premiership Teams | |
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- Carlton Football Club players
- St Kilda Football Club players
- St Kilda Football Club coaches
- Carlton Football Club coaches
- All-Australians
- Australian Football Hall of Fame
- John Nicholls Medal winners
- 1945 births
- Living people
- Australians of Ukrainian descent
- Australians of Austrian descent
- VFL/AFL players born outside of Australia