| 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 | West Adelaide | 28 (14) | |
| 1901, 1907 | Sturt | 26 (3) | |
| 1902 | West Torrens | 14 (3) | |
| 1903 | West Perth | 18 (1) | |
| 1904 | Mines Rovers | ≈15 | |
| 1905 | Kalgoorlie City | ≈14 | |
| 1906 | East Perth | 17 (4)[2] | |
| 1908–1910 | Port Adelaide | 38 (11) | |
| Total | ≈170 | ||
| Representative team honours | |||
| Years | Team | Games (Goals) | |
| 1901–1908 | South Australia | ||
| Career highlights | |||
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| Source: AustralianFootball.com | |||
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.
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Early football
John Woollard played his junior years at the Brighton Football Club in Adelaide.
Senior football career (1898–1910)
West Adelaide (1898–1900)
Sturt (1901)
John Woollard made his debut with Sturt at the same time as the club made its debut in the SAFA.[3]
West Torrens (1902)
West Perth (1903)
Mines Rovers (1904)
During his year at Mines Rovers would lose the Gold Fields premiership to Railways by 3 points.
Kalgoorlie City (1905)
In reviewing a game between Kalgoorlie and Boulder the Kalgoorlie Miner said that "The Boulder had no man in their team to compare in point, of brilliance with Woollard".[4]
East Perth (1906)
John Woollard was the first captain of East Perth when it was promoted to the WAFL in 1906.[5]
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.[5]
Woollard joined Port Adelaide on its trip to Tasmania in 1912.[6]
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."[7]
See also
References
- ^ "John WOOLLARD". rslvirtualwarmemorial.org.au. Retrieved 27 October 2015.
- ^ "Radcliffe - Younger - East Perth FC".
- ^ "Sturt – The Numbers – History – Sturt Football Club Inc. – Official Website". www.sturtfc.com.au. Archived from the original on 29 October 2016. Retrieved 11 November 2016.
- ^ "SPORTING". Kalgoorlie Miner. Vol. 10, no. 3040. Western Australia. 19 June 1905. p. 6. Retrieved 14 October 2018 – via National Library of Australia.
- ^ a b Devaney, John. "Australian Football – Jack Woollard – Player Bio". australianfootball.com. Retrieved 11 November 2016.
- ^ "PORT ADELAIDE FOOTBALL CLUB'S TASMANIAN TOUR". The Express and Telegraph. Vol. XLIX, no. 14, 679. South Australia. 1 August 1912. p. 8 (5 O'CLOCK EDITION SPORTS NUMBER). Retrieved 14 October 2018 – via National Library of Australia.
- ^ "A. CONGEAR". The Critic. Vol. XXXI, no. 1228. South Australia. 7 September 1921. p. 23. Retrieved 12 November 2016 – via National Library of Australia.
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