John Woollard | |
Nickname: | Jack |
Birth Date: | 18 May 1880 |
Birth Place: | Brighton, South Australia |
Death Date: | [1] |
Death Place: | Cheltenham, South Australia |
Originalteam: | Brighton |
Position: | Ruckman |
Years1: | 1898–1900 |
Games Goals1: | 28 (14) |
Years2: | 1901, 1907 |
Games Goals2: | 26 (3) |
Years3: | 1902 |
Games Goals3: | 14 (3) |
Years4: | 1903 |
Games Goals4: | 18 (1) |
Years5: | 1904 |
Club5: | Mines Rovers |
Games Goals5: | ≈15 |
Years6: | 1905 |
Club6: | Kalgoorlie City |
Games Goals6: | ≈14 |
Years7: | 1906 |
Games Goals7: | 17 (4)[2] |
Years8: | 1908–1910 |
Games Goals8: | 38 (11) |
Games Goalstotal: | ≈170 |
Sooyears1: | 1901–1908 |
Sooteam1: | South Australia |
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John "Jack" Woollard (18 May 1880 – 18 July 1965) was an Australian rules footballer who played at eight clubs across the South Australian Football League, West Australian Football League and Goldfields Football League.
John Woollard played his junior years at the Brighton Football Club in Adelaide.
John Woollard made his debut with Sturt at the same time as the club made its debut in the SAFA.[3]
During his year at Mines Rovers would lose the Gold Fields premiership to Railways by 3 points.
In reviewing a game between Kalgoorlie and Boulder the Kalgoorlie Miner said that "The Boulder had no man in their team to compare in point, of brilliance with Woollard".[4]
John Woollard was the first captain of East Perth when it was promoted to the WAFL in 1906.[5]
John Woollard made a return to Sturt for a season in 1907.
John Woollard joined Port Adelaide in 1908. He would become captain in 1910 and lead the club to the 1910 SAFL premiership, the first of his career. In the pose season of 1910 Jack Woollard would captain the club to victories over East Fremantle, premiers of Western Australia and Collingwood, premiers of Victoria.[5]
Woollard joined Port Adelaide on its trip to Tasmania in 1912.[6]
When Angelo Congear was asked who was the best skipper he has played under, without hesitation he nominated Jack Woollard. "Jack", he said,"always had things well organised, and one played under his guidance with every confidence."[7]