Jack Dorgan
“Black Jack”
AFL career
3 games0 goals
- Debut
- R6 1949 v STK21 May 1949
- Most recent
- R8 1949 v HAW4 June 1949
Stats
Bio
John "Jack" Dorgan is perhaps best known to football historians for a long-standing case of mistaken identity, as his three senior games for Melbourne were officially attributed to his brother—South Melbourne stalwart Jim Dorgan—for decades. A versatile utility nicknamed "Black Jack," Dorgan toiled in the Demons' reserves for several years, winning the seconds best and fairest award in 1948 before finally earning his senior debut in 1949. Unable to secure a regular spot in the side, he later trained with Richmond before forging a successful post-VFL career as a captain-coach and life member at Echuca. His brief stint at the top level serves as a unique footnote in league history, with the eventual correction of his statistics finally distinguishing his own journey from that of his famous sibling.
Profile
- Born
- 08 Nov 1926
- Died
- 02 Sept 2001 (aged 74y 298d)
Bio
1 revisionJohn "Jack" Dorgan is perhaps best known to football historians for a long-standing case of mistaken identity, as his three senior games for Melbourne were officially attributed to his brother—South Melbourne stalwart Jim Dorgan—for decades. A versatile utility nicknamed "Black Jack," Dorgan toiled in the Demons' reserves for several years, winning the seconds best and fairest award in 1948 before finally earning his senior debut in 1949. Unable to secure a regular spot in the side, he later trained with Richmond before forging a successful post-VFL career as a captain-coach and life member at Echuca. His brief stint at the top level serves as a unique footnote in league history, with the eventual correction of his statistics finally distinguishing his own journey from that of his famous sibling.