Jack Bridgfoot
Footscray
AFL career
35 games5 goals
- Debut
- R1 1935 v RCH27 Apr 1935
- Most recent
- R11 1937 v GEE3 July 1937
Stats
Bio
Recruited from Benalla in the Ovens & Murray Football League, Jack Bridgfoot was a country recruit who joined Footscray as the club sought to climb the ladder in the mid-1930s. A steady contributor who made 35 senior appearances across three seasons, he offered reliability during a lean era for the Tricolours, though he drifted out of the side just before the club's historic breakthrough finals campaign in 1938. His career is often remembered for its tragic postscript rather than his on-field exploits; Bridgfoot passed away in 1946 at the premature age of 35, leaving behind a brief but respectable legacy at the Western Oval.
Profile
- Born
- 28 Sept 1910
- Died
- 16 Apr 1946 (aged 35y 200d)
- Birthplace
- Benalla, VIC
- Deathplace
- Preston, VIC
- Height
- 184 cm
- Weight
- 84 kg
Teams
Bio
1 revisionRecruited from Benalla in the Ovens & Murray Football League, Jack Bridgfoot was a country recruit who joined Footscray as the club sought to climb the ladder in the mid-1930s. A steady contributor who made 35 senior appearances across three seasons, he offered reliability during a lean era for the Tricolours, though he drifted out of the side just before the club's historic breakthrough finals campaign in 1938. His career is often remembered for its tragic postscript rather than his on-field exploits; Bridgfoot passed away in 1946 at the premature age of 35, leaving behind a brief but respectable legacy at the Western Oval.