Jock Doherty

Jock Doherty (3 October 1894 – 15 June 1957) was an Australian rules footballer who played with South Melbourne and North Melbourne in the Victorian Football League (VFL).

Jock Doherty
Personal information
Full name Jock Doherty
Date of birth (1894-10-03)3 October 1894
Date of death 15 June 1957(1957-06-15) (aged 62)
Original team(s) North Melbourne Juniors
Playing career1
Years Club Games (Goals)
1915–1922 South Melbourne 67 (37)
1925 North Melbourne 04 0(3)
Total 71 (40)
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1925.
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com

Doherty, who was blind in one eye, played as a rover in the South Melbourne team which won the 1918 VFL Grand Final.[1]

Doherty was captain-coach of Ganmain Football Club in the South West Football League (New South Wales) in 1923.[2][3] Doherty played with Ganmain FC[4] in their losing 1924 grand final loss to Narrandera.[5]

Having earlier been a North Melbourne junior, Doherty returned to the club as they prepared for their inaugural VFL season in 1925. He participated in their first ever league game, kicking two goals to help North Melbourne defeat Geelong by eight points.[6] Out of all North Melbourne players that day he was the second most experienced and one of just four footballers who had previously played VFL football.[7]

References
  1. Holmesby, Russell; Main, Jim (2007). The Encyclopedia Of AFL Footballers. BAS Publishing. ISBN 978-1-920910-78-5.
  2. "1923 - Narandera v Ganmain". Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser (NSW). 18 May 1923. p. 2. Retrieved 22 January 2023.
  3. Jim Carroll (22 September 1968). "About Ganmain Football Club - History" (PDF). The Aussie Ruler. South West DFL. Retrieved 22 January 2023.
  4. "1924 - Stars defeat Ganmain". Daily Advertiser (Wagga Wagga, NSW). 17 September 1924. p. 4. Retrieved 22 January 2023.
  5. "1924 - Narandera defeats Ganmain". The Murrumbidgee Irrigator (Leeton, NSW). 24 September 1924. p. 2. Retrieved 22 January 2023.
  6. The Argus, "North's Initial Success", 4 May 1925. p. 9
  7. AFL Tables: Jock Doherty


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