Jack Beveridge

Australian rules footballer, born 1907

Australian rules footballer
Jack Beveridge
Personal information
Full name John Robert Beveridge
Date of birth 8 May 1907
Place of birth Collingwood, Victoria
Date of death 30 June 1986(1986-06-30) (aged 79)
Place of death Moorabbin Hospital,
Bentleigh East, Victoria
Height 177 cm (5 ft 10 in)
Weight 77 kg (170 lb)
Playing career1
Years Club Games (Goals)
1926–1934 Collingwood 148 (44)
1935–1936 West Perth 031 (20)
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1936.
Career highlights
  • Collingwood premiership side 1927, 1928, 1929, 1930
  • West Perth premiership side 1935
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com

John Robert Beveridge (8 May 1907 – 30 June 1986) was an Australian rules footballer who represented Collingwood in the Victorian Football League (VFL) and West Perth in the Western Australian National Football League (WANFL).

Family

The son of Paul Robert Beveridge (1876–1943)[1] and Catherine Mary Beveridge (1875–1961), née Prendeville, John Robert Beveridge was born at Collingwood, Victoria on 8 May 1907.

He married Mercia Griffiths Payne (1907–1986)[2] in 1936.

Beveridge's grandson, Luke Beveridge, also played football at VFL/AFL level and currently coaches the Western Bulldogs who he coached to the 2016 AFL premiership.

Football

Beveridge played as a centreman and was noted for his handballing skills. He finished equal seventh in the 1933 Brownlow Medal and was a member of the Collingwood side which won four premierships in a row under Jock McHale.[3]

After leaving Collingwood he joined West Perth in the WANFL and helped them to win their second consecutive premiership.[4]

In 1937 he moved to Tasmania and was captain-coach of Launceston, the club winning the NTFA premiership for the fifth consecutive season and also the State premiership for that season.[5]

Death

He died at the Moorabbin Hospital in Bentleigh East, Victoria on 30 June 1986.[6]

Notes

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  1. ^ Deaths: Beveridge, The Age, (Saturday, 6 March 1943), p.8.
  2. ^ Funeral Notices: Beveridge, The Age, (Monday, 30 June 1986), p.19.
  3. ^ Footballers Figure in Handball Surprise, The Herald, (Monday, 26 March 1934), p.15.
  4. ^ "LEAGUE FOOTBALL. WEST PERTH'S PREMIERSHIP". Western Mail. Vol. 50, no. 2, 591. Western Australia. 17 October 1935. p. 30. Retrieved 23 January 2018 – via National Library of Australia.
  5. ^ "Launceston's Splendid Win in State Football Premiership". The Examiner (Tasmania). Vol. XCVI, no. 176. Tasmania, Australia. 4 October 1937. p. 11 (LATE NEWS EDITION and DAILY). Retrieved 23 January 2018 – via National Library of Australia.
  6. ^ Deaths: Beveridge, The Age, (Thursday, 3 July 1986), p.27.

External links

  • Jack Beveridge's playing statistics from AFL Tables
  • Jack Beveridge at AustralianFootball.com
  • "Jack Beveridge". Boyles Football Photos. Retrieved 4 July 2014.
  • Jack Beveridge at Colingwood Forever.
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Collingwood Football Club 1927/28/29/30 VFL premiers
1927: Collingwood 2.13 (25) defeated Richmond 1.7 (13), at the Melbourne Cricket Ground
1928: Collingwood 13.18 (96) defeated Richmond 9.9 (63), at the Melbourne Cricket Ground
1929: Collingwood 11.13 (79) defeated Richmond 7.8 (50), at the Melbourne Cricket Ground
1930: Collingwood 14.16 (100) defeated Geelong 9.16 (70), at the Melbourne Cricket Ground
Coach: McHale
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