Ern Jenkins

Ernest Merrett Jenkins (4 October 1879 – 21 December 1927^[1]) was an Australian rules footballer who played for the Fitzroy Football Club, coach of the Richmond Football Club and an umpire in the Victorian Football League (VFL). Jenkins was uncle of Fitzroy player Horrie Dawson.^[2]

Ern Jenkins
Jenkins in 1907
Personal information
Full name	Ernest Merrett Jenkins
Date of birth	(1879-10-04)4 October 1879
Place of birth	Collingwood, Victoria
Date of death	21 December 1927(1927-12-21) (aged 48)
Place of death	Fitzroy, Victoria
Playing career1
Years	Club	Games (Goals)
1897–1910	Fitzroy	182 (16)
Coaching career
Years	Club	Games (W–L–D)
1913	Richmond	18 (6–12–0)
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1910.
Career highlights
3× VFL premiership player: 1899, 1904, 1905 Fitzroy captain: 1906–1907
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com

Playing career

Jenkins played for the Fitzroy Football Club in the Victorian Football League (VFL) between 1897 and 1908 and again in 1910.

Coaching career

He was senior coach of the Richmond Football Club in 1913.

Umpiring career

Jenkins later joined the VFL as a goal umpire making his debut in VFL senior football in 1920. By the time of his death in 1927, Jenkins had umpired 132 senior matches, including five grand finals.^[3][4]