Jack Murray (footballer)
| Jack Murray | |||
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| Personal information | |||
| Full name | Jack Francis Murray | ||
| Date of birth | 15 July 1913 | ||
| Place of birth | Western Australia | ||
| Playing career | |||
| Years | Club | Games (Goals) | |
| 1935–1949 | Swan Districts | 170 (37)[1] | |
| Career highlights | |||
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Jack Francis Murray (born 15 July 1913) is a former Australian rules footballer who played in the West Australian National Football League (WANFL).
Murray played 170 games from 1935 to 1940 and from 1945 to 1949, as either a ruckman or a defender, for the Swan Districts Football Club. "Had his career not been shortened by the war, he would almost certainly have been the Swans’ first ever 200 game footballer."[2]
He made his interstate debut at the 1937 Perth carnival.[3] against South Australia. In the period prior to World War Two, he played in 8 of Western Australia’s 9 matches, and after the war made a 9th appearance.[2]
Murray won the fairest and best award at Swan Districts Football Club in 1939 and 1947[2] and was selected in the Swan Districts Team of the Century in the back pocket.[4]
References
- ↑ "Swan Districts Football Club – Playertracker – Jack Murray". 2007. Retrieved 2007-10-04.
- 1 2 3 , AustralianFootball.com Retrieved 2015-06-25.
- ↑ 1937 Perth Carnival, fullpointsfooty.net Retrieved 2010-08-13.
- ↑ "Full Points Footy – Swan Districts Team of the Century". 2007. Retrieved 2007-10-04.