Jack McMillan

Jack McMillan
Personal information
Full name John Angus McMillan
Date of birth 22 September 1912
Place of birth Casterton, Victoria
Date of death 30 August 1969(1969-08-30) (aged 56)
Original team(s) Hastings
Height/Weight 178 cm / 71 kg
Position(s) Full-forward
Playing career1
Years Club Games (Goals)
1936 Footscray 4 (17)
1 Playing statistics correct to end of 1936 season.

John Angus "Jack" McMillan (22 September 1912 – 30 August 1969)[1] was an Australian rules footballer who played with Footscray in the Victorian Football League (VFL).

McMillan, a full-forward, kicked a club record 119 goals for Hastings in 1934. He left Mornington Peninsula Football League for the VFL two years later and had an immediate impact.[2]

On his debut, against North Melbourne at Arden Street, he kicked a seven goal haul.[3] This equaled the VFL record, held by George Moloney and Ernie Sellars. He continued this form with five goals the following week but his run soon ended when he broke a wrist.[4] After he recovered from his injury, McMillan returned, but only to the seconds. He was a member of Footscray's 1936 seconds premiership winning team.

References

  1. ↑ "Jack MacMillan - Player Bio". Australian Football. Retrieved 13 November 2014.
  2. ↑ Holmesby, Russell & Main, Jim (2007). The Encyclopedia Of AFL Footballers. BAS Publishing. ISBN 978-1-920910-78-5.
  3. ↑ AFL Tables: Jack MacMillan
  4. ↑ The Argus, "McMillan Reappears", 19 August 1936, p. 12
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