Jack McCormack
Richmond
AFL career
24 games74 goals
- Debut
- R15 1927 v FSC6 Aug 1927
- Most recent
- R14 1929 v ESS3 Aug 1929
Stats
Bio
Recruited from South Ballarat after topping the local league’s goalkicking tables, Jack McCormack was a prolific full-forward who wasted no time establishing himself at VFL level. He booted five goals on debut against Footscray late in the 1927 season and played in that year’s Grand Final loss to Collingwood, though he was held goalless in the heavy rain. Possessing a superb left-foot drop kick, McCormack enjoyed his best individual campaign in 1929, finishing second in the club’s goalkicking despite playing just 13 games, highlighted by a seven-goal haul against Essendon. His time at Punt Road ended abruptly when he transferred to VFA club Preston in 1930, drawn by a match payment of five pounds that significantly eclipsed the wages offered by Richmond.
Profile
- Born
- 04 June 1904
- Died
- 05 June 1966 (aged 62y 1d)
- Birthplace
- Navigators, VIC
- Deathplace
- Ballarat, VIC
- Height
- 175 cm
- Weight
- 76 kg
Teams
Bio
1 revisionRecruited from South Ballarat after topping the local league’s goalkicking tables, Jack McCormack was a prolific full-forward who wasted no time establishing himself at VFL level. He booted five goals on debut against Footscray late in the 1927 season and played in that year’s Grand Final loss to Collingwood, though he was held goalless in the heavy rain. Possessing a superb left-foot drop kick, McCormack enjoyed his best individual campaign in 1929, finishing second in the club’s goalkicking despite playing just 13 games, highlighted by a seven-goal haul against Essendon. His time at Punt Road ended abruptly when he transferred to VFA club Preston in 1930, drawn by a match payment of five pounds that significantly eclipsed the wages offered by Richmond.