Jack_Sullivan_(footballer,_born_1919)

Jack Sullivan (footballer, born 1919)

Jack Sullivan (footballer, born 1919)

Australian rules footballer

Jack P. Sullivan (2 April 1919 – 19 June 1990)[1] was an Australian rules footballer who played with Richmond in the Victorian Football League (VFL).[2]

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Sullivan, recruited from Ormond Amateur, started out at Richmond as a centre half-forward but was later used in the ruck and at centre half-back.[2][3][4] It was as a centre half-back that Sullivan played in the 1942 VFL Grand Final, but he wasn't able to steer his side to a win. He didn't feature at all in the 1944 and 1945 seasons, then played the first six rounds in 1946, before transferring to Williamstown.[2][5] From 1947 to 1950, Sullivan was captain-coach of Hobart and led them to a TANFL premiership in the last of those years.[6] He won the William Leitch Medal in 1947 and represented Tasmania at the 1950 Brisbane Carnival.[7][8]

References

  1. [1]
    "Jack Sullivan - Player Bio". Australian Football. Retrieved 26 December 2014.
  2. [2]
    AFL Tables: Jack Sullivan
  3. [3]
    Holmesby, Russell; Main, Jim (2007). The Encyclopedia Of AFL Footballers. BAS Publishing. ISBN 9781920910785.
  4. [4]
    The Mercury,"New Coach", 14 March 1947, p. 11
  5. [5]
    The Argus,"Gossip From Association Grounds", 17 June 1946, p. 14
  6. [6]
    The Mercury,"New Town Officials Pay Tribute To Hobart Leader", 9 October 1950, p. 13
  7. [7]
    The Mercury,"J. Sullivan Hobart's Best, Fairest", 10 October 1947, p. 14
  8. [8]
    The Mercury,"Captains Of The Big Game", 13 October 1950, p. 9
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