Jack Perkins (footballer)
| Jack Perkins | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal information | |||
| Full name | John Thomas Perkins | ||
| Date of birth | 20 January 1903 | ||
| Place of birth | Chiltern Valley, Victoria | ||
| Date of death | 12 May 1955 (aged 52) | ||
| Place of death |
Royal Melbourne Hospital, Parkville, Victoria | ||
| Original team(s) | Port Melbourne | ||
| Height | 179 cm (5 ft 10 in) | ||
| Weight | 88 kg (194 lb) | ||
| Playing career1 | |||
| Years | Club | Games (Goals) | |
| 1923–1924 | Port Melbourne (VFA) | 3 (0) | |
| 1925–1933 | Northcote (VFA) | 111 (12) | |
| 1934–1936 | St Kilda | 39 (14) | |
|
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1936. | |||
| Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com | |||
John Thomas Perkins (20 January 1903 – 12 May 1955) was an Australian rules footballer who played with St Kilda in the Victorian Football League (VFL).
Family[edit]
The son of David Perkins (1871-1939),[1] and Julia Perkins (1876-1957), née Looney,[2] John Thomas Perkins was born at Chiltern Valley, Victoria on 20 January 1903.
He married Ivy Best (1903-1977) in 1929.
Football[edit]
Port Melbourne (VFA)[edit]
He played several games for Port Melbourne, before transferring to Northcote.
Northcote (VFA)[edit]
Perkins, a centre half-back,[3] spent most of his career at Northcote, in the Victorian Football Association (VFA).[4]
VFA Tribunal[edit]
He was de-registered by the VFA in 1933 following incidents in the first round of the VFA season. He had already been given lengthy suspension on three previous occasions for on-field violence: "for four weeks in 1925, for 11 weeks in 1929, and for almost the entire season in 1931".[5]
Despite not having been re-registered by the VFA, he made two appearances in 1934 for the Northcote seconds. Following a complaint over his eligibility to play in the seconds, Perkins' case was brought to the Association Permit and Umpire Committee.[6] He was eventually re-registered -- and, therefore, allowed to play in the seconds -- but, instead, he applied for a transfer to St Kilda.[7]
St Kilda (VFL)[edit]
Already 31 years of age, Perkins made his debut for St Kilda, as a ruckman, in the ninth round of the 1934 VFL season.[8][9]
He played in a combined Victorian Police Association side, against a combined Western District Football League side, at Hanlon Park on 6 October 1934;[10] and he represented Victoria against Bendigo in 1935.
He was St Kilda's club captain in 1936;[11] however, as a policeman, he was forced to retire after three VFL seasons, following a declaration by the new Police Commissioner, Alexander Duncan, that members of the Victorian police force could not play professional football.[12][13]
VFL Tribunal[edit]
He was suspended for 4 weeks for striking in September 1934; and was found not guilty of kicking in July 1936.
Death[edit]
He died at the Royal Melbourne Hospital, in Parkville, Victoria, on 12 May 1955.[14][15]
Notes[edit]
- ^ Deaths: Perkins, The Age, (Wednesday, 22 February 1939), p.1.
- ^ (News Item), The Ovens and Murray Advertiser, (Saturday, 2 December 1899), p.2.
- ^ One of Northcote's Policemen: Perkins an Outstanding Defender, The Sporting Globe, (Saturday, 5 July 1930), p.4.
- ^ The VFA Project.
- ^ Rough Football: Association Incidents: Player Disqualified for Season, The Argus, (Thursday, 20 April 1933), p.8.
- ^ The Argus, "Perkins Case – Attempted Coercion Alleged", 21 June 1934, p. 16
- ^ The Argus, "Association Transfers", 2 July 1934, p. 13
- ^ AFL Tables.
- ^ There's no doubt that his "rugged" approach to football was greatly admired by St Kilda's coach, the volatile Dan Minogue.
- ^ Visit of Police Team to Portland, The Portland Guardian, (Monday, 6 August 1934), p.2.
- ^ Holmesby & Main (2007).
- ^ The Argus, "Policemen May Not Play Professional Football", 30 March 1937, p. 11.
- ^ Barclay, Bert, "Perkins Retires from Football", The Herald, (Monday, 29 March 1937), p.16.
- ^ Ex-football star dies, The Argus, (Friday, 13 May 1957), p.1.
- ^ Deaths: Perkins, The Argus, (Friday, 13 May 1957), p.11.
References[edit]
- Holmesby, Russell; Main, Jim (2007). The Encyclopedia Of AFL Footballers. Melbourne: BAS Publishing. ISBN 978-1-920910-78-5.
- "There's Jack Perkins!", THe Herald, (Saturday, 2 May 1936), p.16.
- (Caricatures of "leading St Kilda players" by Frank Lee), The Argus, (Wednesday, 29 April 1936), p.18.
- Northcote Association Team, 1929, The Weekly Times, (Saturday, 20 July 1929), p.46.
External links[edit]
- Jack T. Perkins at The VFA Project.
- Jack Perkins's playing statistics from AFL Tables
- Jack Perkins at AustralianFootball.com