Jack Dorgan
Personal information
Full name John Walter Dorgan
Nickname(s) Black Jack
Date of birth (1926-11-08)8 November 1926
Date of death 2 September 2001(2001-09-02) (aged 74)
Playing career1
Years Club Games (Goals)
1949 Melbourne 003 (0)
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1949.
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com

John Walter 'Jack' Dorgan (8 November 1926 – 2 September 2001)[1] was an Australian rules footballer who played with Melbourne in the Victorian Football League (VFL) in 1949.

After leaving the VFL, Dorgan was cleared to Richmond before playing for the Williamstown Rovers in 1950 before moving to play for Echuca in 1951, winning their best and fairest award.[2] He later played for and coached Echuca East[3] and was awarded a life membership of Echuca in 1999.

For many years, Jack's brother Jim was officially credited with playing the three games for Melbourne in 1949 as well as over one hundred games for South Melbourne. A third brother, Frank, was a premiership winning coach of the Williamstown Rovers.[4]

References

  1. ↑ "Jack Dorgan - Player Bio". Australian Football. Retrieved 12 October 2018.
  2. ↑ "Dorgan Takes Echuca Best and Fairest". The Riverine Herald. No. 23, 044. New South Wales, Australia. 2 October 1951. p. 2. Retrieved 12 October 2018 – via National Library of Australia.
  3. ↑ "J. Dorgan Cleared to Echuca East". The Riverine Herald. No. 23, 503. New South Wales, Australia. 24 March 1953. p. 1. Retrieved 12 October 2018 – via National Library of Australia.
  4. ↑ "Jack Dorgan Again Coach of Echuca East". The Riverine Herald. No. 23, 691. New South Wales, Australia. 4 December 1953. p. 1. Retrieved 12 October 2018 – via National Library of Australia.


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