Jack O'Halloran (footballer)

Jack O'Halloran
Jack O'Halloran
Personal information
Full name	Raymond John O'Halloran
Date of birth	9 July 1929
Place of birth	Geelong, Victoria
Date of death	31 December 2010 (aged 81)
Place of death	Sunshine Coast, Queensland
Original team(s)	Essendon YCW
Height	174 cm (5 ft 9 in)
Weight	72 kg (159 lb)
Playing career1
Years	Club
1950–1951	Essendon
1952–1956	North Melbourne
1957–1958	Footscray
Total
	1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1958.
	Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com

Raymond "Jack" O'Halloran (9 July 1929 – 31 December 2010) was a former Australian rules footballer who played for Essendon, North Melbourne and Footscray in the VFL during the 1950s.

A rover, O'Halloran made his league debut with Essendon in 1950 but struggled to get regular game time. As a result, he crossed to North Melbourne where he remained for five seasons, winning their best and fairest award in 1953. He finished his VFL career at Footscray, playing 17 games for the club in a season and a half.

In 1958, O'Halloran briefly transferred to Yarraville in the Victorian Football Association. He was granted a permit by the Association, but it was revoked after playing only one game when the Permit Committee realised it had made an error – O'Halloran was 28, but the rules required that a player had to be 27 or less to transfer from the VFL to the VFA, unless was transferring as a coach or met residential criteria, which at that time O'Halloran did not.^[1] He returned to Yarraville in 1959 and finished his career there.^[2]

References

^ "O'Halloran barred from VFA". The Sun News-Pictorial. Melbourne, VIC. 5 June 1958. p. 40.
^ "Jack O'Halloran Player Bio". Australian Football.com. Retrieved 22 September 2013.