John Thomas Perkins (20 January 1903 – 12 May 1955) was an Australian rules footballer who played with St Kilda in the Victorian Football League (VFL).

Family

The son of David Perkins (1871-1939),[1] and Julia Perkins (1876-1957), née Looney,[2] John Thomas Perkins was born at Chiltern Valley, Victoria on 20 January 1903.

He married Ivy Best (1903-1977) in 1929.

Football

Port Melbourne (VFA)

He played several games for Port Melbourne, before transferring to Northcote.

Northcote (VFA)

Perkins, a centre half-back,[3] spent most of his career at Northcote, in the Victorian Football Association (VFA).[4]

VFA Tribunal

He was de-registered by the VFA in 1933 following incidents in the first round of the VFA season. He had already been given lengthy suspension on three previous occasions for on-field violence: "for four weeks in 1925, for 11 weeks in 1929, and for almost the entire season in 1931".[5]

Despite not having been re-registered by the VFA, he made two appearances in 1934 for the Northcote seconds. Following a complaint over his eligibility to play in the seconds, Perkins' case was brought to the Association Permit and Umpire Committee.[6] He was eventually re-registered -- and, therefore, allowed to play in the seconds -- but, instead, he applied for a transfer to St Kilda.[7]

St Kilda (VFL)

Already 31 years of age, Perkins made his debut for St Kilda, as a ruckman, in the ninth round of the 1934 VFL season.[8][9]

He played in a combined Victorian Police Association side, against a combined Western District Football League side, at Hanlon Park on 6 October 1934;[10] and he represented Victoria against Bendigo in 1935.

He was St Kilda's club captain in 1936;[11] however, as a policeman, he was forced to retire after three VFL seasons, following a declaration by the new Police Commissioner, Alexander Duncan, that members of the Victorian police force could not play professional football.[12][13]

VFL Tribunal

He was suspended for 4 weeks for striking in September 1934; and was found not guilty of kicking in July 1936.

Death

He died at the Royal Melbourne Hospital, in Parkville, Victoria, on 12 May 1955.[14][15]

Notes

  1. ^ Deaths: Perkins, The Age, (Wednesday, 22 February 1939), p.1.
  2. ^ (News Item), The Ovens and Murray Advertiser, (Saturday, 2 December 1899), p.2.
  3. ^ One of Northcote's Policemen: Perkins an Outstanding Defender, The Sporting Globe, (Saturday, 5 July 1930), p.4.
  4. ^ The VFA Project.
  5. ^ Rough Football: Association Incidents: Player Disqualified for Season, The Argus, (Thursday, 20 April 1933), p.8.
  6. ^ The Argus, "Perkins Case – Attempted Coercion Alleged", 21 June 1934, p. 16
  7. ^ The Argus, "Association Transfers", 2 July 1934, p. 13
  8. ^ AFL Tables.
  9. ^ There's no doubt that his "rugged" approach to football was greatly admired by St Kilda's coach, the volatile Dan Minogue.
  10. ^ Visit of Police Team to Portland, The Portland Guardian, (Monday, 6 August 1934), p.2.
  11. ^ Holmesby & Main (2007).
  12. ^ The Argus, "Policemen May Not Play Professional Football", 30 March 1937, p. 11.
  13. ^ Barclay, Bert, "Perkins Retires from Football", The Herald, (Monday, 29 March 1937), p.16.
  14. ^ Ex-football star dies, The Argus, (Friday, 13 May 1957), p.1.
  15. ^ Deaths: Perkins, The Argus, (Friday, 13 May 1957), p.11.

References

Allikas: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jack_Perkins_(footballer)
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