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John Robert Beveridge (8 May 1907 – 30 June 1986) was an Australian rules footballer who represented Collingwood in the Victorian Football League (VFL) and West Perth in the Western Australian National Football League (WANFL).
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| Personal information | |||
| Full name | John Robert Beveridge | ||
| Date of birth | 8 May 1907 | ||
| Place of birth | Collingwood, Victoria | ||
| Date of death | 30 June 1986 (aged 79) | ||
| Place of death |
Moorabbin Hospital, Bentleigh East, Victoria | ||
| Height | 177 cm (5 ft 10 in) | ||
| Weight | 77 kg (170 lb) | ||
| Playing career1 | |||
| Years | Club | Games (Goals) | |
| 1926–1934 | Collingwood | 148 (44) | |
| 1935–1936 | West Perth | 31 (20) | |
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1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1936. | |||
| Career highlights | |||
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| Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com | |||
Family
The son of Paul Robert Beveridge (1876–1943)[1] and Catherine Mary Beveridge (1875–1961), née Prendeville, John Robert Beveridge was born at Collingwood, Victoria on 8 May 1907.
He married Mercia Griffiths Payne (1907–1986)[2] in 1936.
Beveridge's grandson, Luke Beveridge, also played football at VFL/AFL level and currently coaches the Western Bulldogs who he coached to the 2016 AFL premiership.
Football
Beveridge played as a centreman and was noted for his handballing skills. He finished equal seventh in the 1933 Brownlow Medal and was a member of the Collingwood side which won four premierships in a row under Jock McHale.[3]
After leaving Collingwood he joined West Perth in the WANFL and helped them to win their second consecutive premiership.[4]
In 1937 he moved to Tasmania and was captain-coach of Launceston, the club winning the NTFA premiership for the fifth consecutive season and also the State premiership for that season.[5]
Death
He died at the Moorabbin Hospital in Bentleigh East, Victoria on 30 June 1986.[6]
Notes
- Deaths: Beveridge, The Age, (Saturday, 6 March 1943), p.8.
- Funeral Notices: Beveridge, The Age, (Monday, 30 June 1986), p.19.
- Footballers Figure in Handball Surprise, The Herald, (Monday, 26 March 1934), p.15.
- "LEAGUE FOOTBALL. WEST PERTH'S PREMIERSHIP". Western Mail. Vol. 50, no. 2, 591. Western Australia. 17 October 1935. p. 30. Retrieved 23 January 2018 – via National Library of Australia.
- "Launceston's Splendid Win in State Football Premiership". The Examiner (Tasmania). Vol. XCVI, no. 176. Tasmania, Australia. 4 October 1937. p. 11 (LATE NEWS EDITION and DAILY). Retrieved 23 January 2018 – via National Library of Australia.
- Deaths: Beveridge, The Age, (Thursday, 3 July 1986), p.27.
External links
- Jack Beveridge's playing statistics from AFL Tables
- Jack Beveridge at AustralianFootball.com
- "Jack Beveridge". Boyles Football Photos. Retrieved 4 July 2014.
- Jack Beveridge at Colingwood Forever.
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