John Augustine "Jerry" McAuliffe (27 August 1909 – 4 May 1959) was an Australian rules footballer who played with Hawthorn in the Victorian Football League (VFL).[1]
| Jerry McAuliffe | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal information | |||
| Full name | John Augustine McAuliffe | ||
| Date of birth | 27 August 1909 | ||
| Place of birth | Kalgoorlie, Western Australia | ||
| Date of death | 4 May 1959 (aged 49) | ||
| Place of death | Leeton, New South Wales | ||
| Original team(s) | University Blacks (VAFA) | ||
| Playing career1 | |||
| Years | Club | Games (Goals) | |
| 1934 | Hawthorn | 10 (1) | |
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1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1934. | |||
| Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com | |||
Family edit
John Augustine McAuliffe was born at Kalgoorlie, Western Australia on 27 August 1909.
He married Ethel Dorothea Edna Dempsey (1909–1968) at St Patrick's Cathedral, Melbourne on 8 January 1938.[2][3]
Football edit
University Blacks (MAFA/VAFA) edit
In between 1928 and 1933 he played for the University Blacks in the Metropolitan Amateur Football Association (MAFA), later known as the Victorian Amateur Football Association (VAFA), and also a number of times for Melbourne University in its interstate matches with Adelaide University.[4] He was awarded a full blue for football in April 1929.[5]
Hawthorn (VFL) edit
He was cleared to Hawthorn from University Blacks on 16 May 1934.[6]
Leeton edit
McAuliffe coached Leeton Football Club to the 1935 premiership of the Kinloch Cup Competition.[7][8]
Dentist edit
He graduated Bachelor of Dental Science (B.D.Sc.) from the University of Melbourne on 18 September 1933;[9] and, upon arriving at Leeton, New South Wales, in 1935, "J.A. McAuliffe, L.D.S, B.D.Sc."[10] began to practise as a dentist at Wade Avenue Leeton.[11][12]
Notes edit
- ^ Holmesby, Russell; Main, Jim (2014). The Encyclopedia of AFL Footballers: every AFL/VFL player since 1897 (10th ed.). Seaford, Victoria: BAS Publishing. p. 564. ISBN 978-1-921496-32-5.
- ^ Weddings: McAuliffe—Dempsey, The Murrumbidgee Irrigator, (Friday, 28 January 1938), p.6.
- ^ Deaths: McAuliffe, The Sydney Morning Herald, (Wednesday, 2 October 1968), p. 54.
- ^ Inter-Varsity Match, The Age, (Friday, 8 August 1930), p. 6.
- ^ Certificate for University Blues, The (Melbourne) Herald, (Saturday, 6 April 1929), p. 3.
- ^ Many Permits Granted by League Committee, The Argus, (Thursday, 17 May 1934), p. 11.
- ^ "1935 - Aussie Rules. Grand Final match preview". Trove Newspapers. The Murrumbidgee Irrigator (Leeton, NSW). 9 August 1935. p. 1. Retrieved 27 December 2020.
- ^ "1935 - Aussie Rules. Grand Final match review". Trove Newspapers. The Murrumbidgee Irrigator (Leeton, NSW). 13 August 1935. p. 4. Retrieved 27 December 2020.
- ^ The University: Conferring of Degrees: Bachelor of Dental Science, The Age, (Tuesday, 19 September 1933), p. 14.
- ^ Licentiate in Dental Surgery.
- ^ Public Notice, The Murrumbidgee Irrigator, (Friday, 1 March 1935), p. 2.
- ^ His name appears in the Register of Dentists of the State of New South Wales for 1935, issued by the NSW Department of Public Health, on 8 February 1935, page 559 at "32 Collins-street, Melbourne"; and, then, at "Wade-avenue, Leeton", in the Register of Dentists of the State of New South Wales for 1936, issued by the NSW Department of Public Health, on 10 February 1936, at page 763.
External links edit
- Jerry McAuliffe's playing statistics from AFL Tables
- Jerry McAuliffe at AustralianFootball.com
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