Jack O'Connell (Australian footballer)

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Jack O'Connell
Personal information
Full name John Kerion O'Connell
Date of birth (1902-07-16)16 July 1902
Place of birth Winchelsea, Victoria
Date of death 20 May 1975(1975-05-20) (aged 72)
Place of death Box Hill, Victoria
Height 166 cm (5 ft 5 in)
Weight 60 kg (132 lb)
Playing career1
Years Club Games (Goals)
1921 North Melbourne (VFA)   5 (0)
1921–1922 Williamstown (VFA) 17 (0)
1922–1924 South Melbourne (VFL) 42 (4)
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1924.
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com

Jack O'Connell (16 July 1902 – 20 May 1975) was an Australian rules footballer who played with South Melbourne in the Victorian Football League (VFL).[1]

Athlete[edit]

O'Connell was a successful professional sprinter, winning the 130 yards "₤100 Sheffield Handicap" (running off 11 yards, and winning by half a yard) at the Geelong Highland Games on 30 December 1923.[2][3][4]

External images
image icon Hamilton Football Team 1929 O'Connell (captain-coach) is seated, fourth player from right.[5]
image icon Hamilton Football Team 1929 O'Connell is seated, second player from right.[6]

Football[edit]

A wingman able to kick with both feet.[7]

Cleared from North Melbourne (North Melbourne having been disbanded) to Williamstown in July 1921.[8]

He played on the wing for Williamstown before moving to South Melbourne.

O’Connell coached Ararat in 1925.[9][10][11][12][13][14]

Death[edit]

He died at Box Hill, Victoria, as the result of an accident, on 20 May 1975.[15]

Notes[edit]

  1. ^ Holmesby & Main (2014), p. 666.
  2. ^ Highland Sports: Sheffield to O'Connell, The (Melbourne) Sun-News Pictorial, (Monday, 1 January 1923), p. 15.
  3. ^ Sprinter of Note (photograph), The Sporting Globe, (Wednesday, 3 January 1923), p. 13.
  4. ^ 'Stride', "Amateur Jockey to Athlete: Geelong 'Gift' Winner preferred Turf", The Sporting Globe, (Saturday, 6 January 1923), p. 4.
  5. ^ Weekly Times Football Series — Hamilton Team, 1929, The Weekly Times, (Saturday, 3 August 1929), p. 44.
  6. ^ Country football-- Warrnambool defeat Hamilton at Warrnambool, The Weekly Times, (Saturday, 28 July 1930), p. 36.
  7. ^ Sharland, W.S., "Shelton, Mollison, and O’Connell are League Players Attracting Attention", The Sporting Globe (Saturday, 21 June 1924), p. 8.
  8. ^ Football: Permit Applications, The Argus, (Thursday, 7 July 1921), p. 10.
  9. ^ "1925 - O'Connell to coach Ararat". Trove Newspapers. The (Emerald Hill) Record. 29 March 1925. p. 1. Retrieved 27 December 2020.
  10. ^ Many Permits Granted, The Age, (Thursday, 9 April 1925), p. 10.
  11. ^ "1925 - Coaches from Melbourne". Trove Newspapers. The (Melbourne) Herald. 2 September 1925. p. 3. Retrieved 27 December 2020.
  12. ^ Gippsland League: Fight for Fourth Place, The Weekly Times, (Saturday, 19 September 1925), p. 93.
  13. ^ Ballarat League Team, The Argus, (Friday, 9 July 1926), p. 5.
  14. ^ Sharland, W.S., "After a Coach: O'Connell's Mission for Hamilton, The (Melbourne) Herald, (Tuesday, 3 December 1929), p. 3.
  15. ^ Deaths:O'Connell, The Age, (Wednesday, 21 May 1975), p. 26.

References[edit]

  • Holmesby, Russell; Main, Jim (2014). The Encyclopedia of AFL Footballers: every AFL/VFL player since 1897 (10th ed.). Seaford, Victoria: BAS Publishing. ISBN 978-1-921496-32-5.

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