Jack Shorten
Shorten in 1910
Personal information
Full name	John Francis Shorten
Date of birth	30 November 1887
Place of birth	Williamstown, Victoria
Date of death	9 October 1958(1958-10-09) (aged 70)
Place of death	Sunshine, Victoria
Original team(s)	Royal Australian Artillery
Height	183 cm (6 ft 0 in)
Weight	83 kg (183 lb)
Position(s)	Defender
Playing career1
Years	Club	Games (Goals)
1909–10, 1912–13	Collingwood	60 (0)
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1913.
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com

John 'Jack' Shorten (30 November 1887 – 9 October 1958)^[1] was an Australian rules footballer who played for Collingwood in the Victorian Football League (VFL).

Shorten was the centre half back in Collingwood's 1910 premiership team. His involvement in a second half melee kept him out of action for the entire 1911 season as he received a 28 games suspension for striking, exactly the same punishment handed out to Carlton's Percy Sheehan. It remains the longest suspension ever for a Collingwood player.

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Jack Shorten.

• Jack Shorten's playing statistics from AFL Tables
• Holmesby, Russell and Main, Jim (2007). The Encyclopedia of AFL Footballers. 7th ed. Melbourne: Bas Publishing.

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