Australian rules footballer, born 1901
Australian rules footballer
Jack Oak Lock (29 March 1901 – 11 August 1965) was an Australian rules footballer who played with North Melbourne in the Victorian Football Association (VFA) and in the Victorian Football League (VFL), and with Williamstown Football Club in the Victorian Football Association (VFA).[1]
Family
The son of Alfred Samuel Francis Lock (1870-1937),[2] and Mary Ann Lock (1868-1939), née Wood,[3] Jack Oak Lock was born in Kensington, Victoria on 29 March 1901.
He married Euphemia Victoria Bowen, née McNaughton, in 1940.
North Melbourne (VFA)
Recruited from the North Melbourne Juniors (VJFA) in 1921.[4][5]
North Melbourne (VFL)
He played on the wing in North Melbourne's first-ever match in the VFL[6] — against Geelong on 2 May 1925.[7]
Williamstown (VFA)
On 9 April 1930 he was cleared from North Melbourne to Williamstown.[8] He only played in three matches, and was one of the 38 different players who played in the team's 21 matches in the 1930 season.
Notes
- ^ Holmesby & Russell (2014), p.519.
- ^ Deaths: Lock, The Argus, (Saturday, 15 October 1937), p.25.
- ^ Deaths: Lock, The Age, (Wednesday, 28 June 1939), p.1.
- ^ North Melbourne, The Herald, (Friday, 29 April 1921), p.3.
- ^ North Melbourne Juniors: A Nursery for the Senior Game, The Sporting Globe, (Saturday, 21 June 1924), p.8.
- ^ Grim Geelong Fight, The Herald, (Saturday, 2 May 1925), p.3.
- ^ Grim Geelong Fight, The Herald, (Saturday, 2 May 1925), p.3.
- ^ Permits Granted, The Age, (Thursday, 10 April 1930), p.6.
References
- Holmesby, Russell; Main, Jim (2014). The Encyclopedia of AFL Footballers: every AFL/VFL player since 1897 (10th ed.). Seaford, Victoria: BAS Publishing. ISBN 978-1-921496-32-5.
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