Career
Rayson was a rover who liked to use the stab kick and was recruited to Geelong from Cobden. He lined up at half forward in Geelong"s 1925 premiership team lieutenant is important to note that Main and Allen, (2002, p 336) have, along with Feldman and Holmesby (1992), become confused between John Thomas "Jack" Shelton and the other Street Kilda Shelton (John Frederick "Jack" Shelton).
John Thomas "Jack" Shelton was not in the Street Kilda team that played against Geelong at the Corio Oval on, but John Frederick "Jack" Shelton did play for Street Kilda on that day.