Jack Doherty
North Melbourne
AFL career
14 games0 goals
- Debut
- R4 1945 v FSC12 May 1945
- Most recent
- SF 1945 v CAR8 Sept 1945
Stats
Bio
Recruited from Ballarat, Jack Doherty arrived at Arden Street for the 1945 season, a year marked by the league's transition out of the wartime era. A solid 178cm competitor, he established himself immediately in the North Melbourne lineup, playing 14 games in his solitary VFL campaign without registering a goal, a statistic that pointed to a disciplined role in the defensive half of the ground. While his time in the big league was brief, Doherty forged a lasting legacy in country football after departing the club, becoming a celebrated figure in the Sunraysia Football League. He proved to be an astute leader in the region, captain-coaching Merbein to a premiership in 1948 and guiding Imperials to a flag in 1950.
Profile
- Full name
- Jack J. Doherty
- Born
- 10 Mar 1921
- Died
- 16 Feb 1998 (aged 76y 343d)
- Birthplace
- Wonthaggi, VIC
- Deathplace
- Mildura, VIC
- Height
- 178 cm
- Weight
- 81 kg
Teams
Bio
1 revisionRecruited from Ballarat, Jack Doherty arrived at Arden Street for the 1945 season, a year marked by the league's transition out of the wartime era. A solid 178cm competitor, he established himself immediately in the North Melbourne lineup, playing 14 games in his solitary VFL campaign without registering a goal, a statistic that pointed to a disciplined role in the defensive half of the ground. While his time in the big league was brief, Doherty forged a lasting legacy in country football after departing the club, becoming a celebrated figure in the Sunraysia Football League. He proved to be an astute leader in the region, captain-coaching Merbein to a premiership in 1948 and guiding Imperials to a flag in 1950.