John Woollard
| John Woollard | |||
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| Personal information | |||
| Nickname(s) | Jack | ||
| Date of birth | 18 May 1880 | ||
| Place of birth | Brighton, South Australia | ||
| Date of death | 14 July 1965 (aged 85)[1] | ||
| Place of death | Cheltenham, South Australia | ||
| Original team(s) | Brighton | ||
| Position(s) | Ruckman | ||
| Playing career | |||
| Years | Club | Games (Goals) | |
| 1898–1900 1901, 1907 1902 1903 1904 1905 1906 1908–1910 Total |
West Adelaide Sturt West Torrens West Perth Mines Rovers Kalgoorlie City East Perth Port Adelaide |
28 (14) 26 (3) 14 (3) 18 (1) ≈15 ≈14 17 (2) 38 (11) ≈170 | |
| Career highlights | |||
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John "Jack" Woollard (18 May 1880 – 18 July 1965) was an Australian rules footballer who played at eight clubs across the South Australian Football League, West Australian Football League and Goldfields Football League.
Early football
John Woollard played his junior years at the Brighton Football Club in Adelaide. He did spend some of his youth in Broken Hill.
Senior football career (1898-1910)
Sturt (1901)
John Woollard made his debut with Sturt at the same time as the club made its debut in the SAFA.[2]
East Perth (1906)
John Woollard was the first captain of East Perth when it was promoted to the WAFL in 1906.[3]
Sturt (1907)
John Woollard made a return to Sturt for a season in 1907.
Port Adelaide (1908-1910)
John Woollard joined Port Adelaide in 1908. He would become captain in 1910 and lead the club to the 1910 SAFL premiership, the first of his career. In the pose season of 1910 Jack Woollard would captain the club to victories over East Fremantle, premiers of Western Australia and Collingwood, premiers of Victoria.[4]
Reputation
When Angelo Congear was asked who was the best skipper he has played under, without hesitation he nominated Jack Woollard. "Jack," he said,"always had things well organised, and one played under his guidance with every confidence."[5]
References
- ↑ "John WOOLLARD". rslvirtualwarmemorial.org.au. Retrieved 2015-10-27.
- ↑ User, Super. "Sturt - The Numbers - History - Sturt Football Club Inc. - Official Website". www.sturtfc.com.au. Retrieved 2016-11-11.
- ↑ Soda, Programmable. "Australian Football - Jack Woollard - Player Bio". australianfootball.com. Retrieved 2016-11-11.
- ↑ Soda, Programmable. "Australian Football - Jack Woollard - Player Bio". australianfootball.com. Retrieved 2016-11-11.
- ↑ "A. CONGEAR". Critic. XXXI, (1228). South Australia. 7 September 1921. p. 23. Retrieved 12 November 2016 – via National Library of Australia.