Jack Murray (Australian footballer)
- For the former Premier of Victoria also known as Jack Murray, see John Murray (Victoria politician)
| Jack Murray | |||
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| Original team(s) | Swan Districts Football Club (WAFL) (1935-1940,1945-1949) | ||
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Swan Districts (172 games)[1] | |||
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| Source: AustralianFootball.com | |||
Jack Murray is a former Australian rules footballer who was highly successful in the West Australian Football League (WAFL).
Murray played 172 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. [dead link]
- ^ a b c Jack Murray (Swan Districts), fullpointsfooty.net Retrieved 2010-08-13.
- ^ 1937 Perth Carnival, fullpointsfooty.net Retrieved 2010-08-13.
- ^ "Full Points Footy - Swan Districts Team of the Century". 2007. Retrieved 2007-10-04.