Jacko

[Shane Hird]

Jacko vs Big Mal.

Seen worse fights...

 

[Shane Hird]

Growing up in SA we never understood how any team could have someone representing their club who carried on like that,regardless of talent. There was the odd bloke like Granger who used to deck a few blokes but not all the lunatic stuff Jacko did. Now i'm older i think he is piss funny.

Haha..and because he played without his false teeth it made him look even more like a freak.

If someone carried on that now even their own fans would be outraged lol

 

[kranky al]

Growing up in SA we never understood.

piss funny.

 

[AlbertonBloke]

Haha..and because he played without his false teeth it made him look even more like a freak.

If someone carried on that now even their own fans would be outraged lol

I had to go and you tube some Jacko footage,he is pretty witty actually.

 

[AlbertonBloke]

Jacko vs Big Mal.

Seen worse fights...

Big Mal looks very fit compared to Jacko and a lot more focused

 

[kranky al]

Big Mal looks very fit compared to Jacko and a lot more focused

Mal looks more fit at 40 than jacko looked when he was playing.

 

[Rod Stroker]

Didnt Jacko rip a bunch of money off from Chopper during their tours together?

He wouldn't be alive if that was the case.

He's a clown.

 

[AlbertonBloke]

He wouldn't be alive if that was the case.

He's a clown.

I've seen an interview with Chopper where he mentions how Jacko was lining his own pockets,i'm not sure what came of it but you do know 90% of Choppers stories actually happened to other people and the other 10% are exagerated. So whether or not any of it is true who knows.

 

[stevie26]

A bit of a fruitcake that's for sure. Favourite memory was Melbourne against Essendon at Windy Hill. Handstands in the goal square, chesting and shadow boxing bewildered Essendon players. Was in exceptional form that day. As others have said he played off this loony act during and after his career.

 

[Damon_3388]

There's no chance that a good deal of that isn't staged or deliberate hamming up.

This.

I mean, let's face it, who's tuning in for a calm, measured Jacko interview?

 

[Bazzar]

Jacko was also part of a unique Richmond threesome in 1980 when Peter Lane U19's (116) Jacko Reserves (131) and Micheal Roach (112) all kicked the ton.

Obviously the first and only time it happened.

[And Brian Taylor rocked up to the club the same year]

 

[TerryWallet]

Met Jacko a few times back in the day.

Was good mates with a few mates of mine who grew up with him.

As has been said, was a genuinely friendly bloke...and also a genuinely funny bloke. Nothing like his public act.

Jacko was/is crazy like a fox.

From what my mates said.....A working class, intelligent knockabout kid/bloke, who prides himself on his roots, and just saw an opening and made a go of himself.

Haven't heard nothing about him for 20 years so dunno how he;s travelling these days,but couldn't imagine him changing much.

When the lights come on, "Jacko" comes out to play. Half serious, half act. Makes a buck.

 

[footyfan1978]

Pulled a crowd in the VFA. Think Eddie McGuire the commentator.

 

[jimbler]

Haven't heard nothing about him for 20 years so dunno how he;s travelling these days

He's reverted back into his shell, and is generally quiet and reserved.

 

[Adelaide Hawk]

He could play, in 1982 Gerard Healy kicked 77 goals Jacko kicked 76, he also played alongside a runaway Brownlow Medal winner in Brian Wilson. Iincredibly Melbourne only won 8 games that year. It's puzzling, but Jacko is a nut job and that's not puzzling.

Not that puzzling surely? People get their stats out and point to his goal average but there is more to it than that. He paid no attention to the defensive element in football whatsoever. He'd kick 3 or 4 goals in a match but give away another 5 or 6 by clowning around while his opponent would run downfield setting up scoring opportunities. It's no coincidence that players such as Jackson never play in premiership teams. They're more a distraction than an asset.

 

[Adelaide Hawk]

Hes quoted as not giving a red rats arse about footy. He played it and had no interest once he finished.

And yet he still uses the football media to promote himself. Hmmmm.

 

[GreyCrow]

I saw him on stage years ago at a sportsmans night and he was like that, truly mental and unhinged. Afterwards having a few beers he had endless time for everybody and was a genuinely friendly bloke.

This is my impression as well of Jacko. Crazy as a fox

 

[_VXV]

I've seen an interview with Chopper where he mentions how Jacko was lining his own pockets,i'm not sure what came of it but you do know 90% of Choppers stories actually happened to other people and the other 10% are exagerated. So whether or not any of it is true who knows.

I remember walking through the old Adelaide airport & seeing Jacko with his phone to his ear.
"Chopper, Jacko here" loud as ****

Ocker plus

 

[The 747]

Very talented footballer, and the biggest flog I have ever seen on field. Adelaide Hawk is right he would seriously cost us games by being disruptive and lazy. No team ethos whatsoever, but he could seriously play.

 

[romeohwho]

Never had time for him, didn't enjoy his time at our club even though he could play. Was glad when he went.

 

[JamesJoe]

 

[LoungeLizard]

It's an act. All part of Fox Retro Round. Whateley was trying to build something pretending it's serious, Sheahan was clearly playing along (I've had plenty of arguments" etc...)

Fox will no doubt try to keep it up as its all part of the retro legends. Acting mental is Jackos meal ticket and always has been.

I saw him on stage years ago at a sportsmans night and he was like that, truly mental and unhinged. Afterwards having a few beers he had endless time for everybody and was a genuinely friendly bloke.

Yep, had a yak to him at crown a long time ago, very nice bloke i thought.

 

[Farang83150]

St Kilda was the only club interested for the 1983 season and Jackson started very well for the Saints kicking 41 goals from 10 matches, including 10 in a game against Sydney Swans. But half way through the season Jacko was sacked from the club for disciplinary reasons. He spent the remainder of the year playing for the Harlequin F.C. Rugby side. However, his 41 goals was still enough to be the Saints' leading goal kicker.

Later in 1986 he played a few games for Brunswick Football Club in the VFA First Division, the first of which against Sandringham drew a crowd of nearly 15,000 to Gillon Oval; he was sacked from Brunswick in July after missing training.[1] In late 1987, he played a game for QAFL club Kedron; he was paid a large fee of $2,000 per game, but his presence drew a large crowd which earned more than $12,000 for the club.[2] He had intended to play more games for Kedron, but was suspended for unbecoming conduct after dropping his shorts several times during the match.

After his singing career ended, Jackson began appearing in advertisements, the most successful of which was his role in Energizer battery commercials during the 1980s. The commercials ended with a manic Jacko yelling "Get Energizer. It'll surprise you! Oi!" Jacko's catchphrase "Oi!", a strine term for "Hey!", was pronounced to rhyme with boy. These commercials were shown extensively in the United States, even though few people knew of Jackson, during a period of high American interest in things Australian. He was the brand's last American spokesman before the emergence of the Energizer Bunny.

There was also a 10 in 1 "Oi! Jacko Gym" action figure toy that could talk, do push ups, lift weights and ride a skateboard – all battery operated, with Jacko wearing the battery company logo on his singlet. He was also linked withNutri-Grain amongst other companies, and for a time worked as a professional actor for commercials.

That action figures probably worth a packet now!

 

[Shane Hird]

A bit of a fruitcake that's for sure. Favourite memory was Melbourne against Essendon at Windy Hill. Handstands in the goal square, chesting and shadow boxing bewildered Essendon players. Was in exceptional form that day. As others have said he played off this loony act during and after his career.

I was there that day. Worked the Essendon crowd up into a absolute frenzy with one bloke jumping the fence taunting him to come over the boundary line to have a go haha

 

[Bunk Moreland]

I was there that day. Worked the Essendon crowd up into a absolute frenzy with one bloke jumping the fence taunting him to come over the boundary line to have a go haha

Recall the crowd had to stop hurling tinnies at him, because he’d throw them back twice as hard.