Jack Scobie
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John Richmond "Jack" Scobie (22 September 1891 - 26 April 1974) was an Australian rules football
er who played with South Melbourne
and Carlton
in the Victorian Football League
(VFL). He also played for East Fremantle
in the West Australian Football League
(WAFL).
Scobie was South Melbourne's full-back in their 1909 premiership team, the club's first at VFL level. He was the youngest member of the grand final winning side, having turned 18 only ten days prior. It was also his first league season, joining South Melbourne from junior club Rose of Northcote earlier in the year. While at South Melbourne he was regarded as one of the top defenders in the league.
He spent four more seasons with South Melbourne and played as a half back flanker in the 1912 VFL Grand Final
, but this time finished on the losing side.
During the war he played in Western Australia
with East Fremantle and participated in their 1914 and 1918 premierships.
He finished his career back in Victoria, where he spent a year with Carlton.
Australian rules football
Australian rules football, officially known as Australian football, also called football, Aussie rules or footy is a sport played between two teams of 22 players on either...
er who played with South Melbourne
Sydney Swans
The Sydney Swans Football Club is an Australian rules football club which plays in the Australian Football League . The club is based in Sydney, New South Wales. The club, founded in 1874, was known as the South Melbourne Football Club until it relocated to Sydney in 1982 to become the Sydney...
and Carlton
Carlton Football Club
The Carlton Football Club is a professional Australian rules football club based in Melbourne, Victoria. The club competes in the Australian Football League, and was one of the eight founding members of that competition in 1897...
in the Victorian Football League
Australian Football League
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(VFL). He also played for East Fremantle
East Fremantle Football Club
The East Fremantle Football Club, nicknamed the Sharks, is an Australian rules football club playing in the West Australian Football League . The team's home ground is East Fremantle Oval...
in the West Australian Football League
West Australian Football League
The West Australian Football League is an Australian rules football league based in Perth, Western Australia. The WAFL is the second-most popular in the state, behind the nation-wide Australian Football League...
(WAFL).
Scobie was South Melbourne's full-back in their 1909 premiership team, the club's first at VFL level. He was the youngest member of the grand final winning side, having turned 18 only ten days prior. It was also his first league season, joining South Melbourne from junior club Rose of Northcote earlier in the year. While at South Melbourne he was regarded as one of the top defenders in the league.
He spent four more seasons with South Melbourne and played as a half back flanker in the 1912 VFL Grand Final
1912 VFL Grand Final
The 1912 VFL Grand Final was an Australian rules football game contested between the South Melbourne Football Club and Essendon Football Club, held at the Melbourne Cricket Ground in Melbourne on 4 October 1912. It was the 15th annual Grand Final of the Victorian Football League, staged to...
, but this time finished on the losing side.
During the war he played in Western Australia
Western Australia
Western Australia is a state of Australia, occupying the entire western third of the Australian continent. It is bounded by the Indian Ocean to the north and west, the Great Australian Bight and Indian Ocean to the south, the Northern Territory to the north-east and South Australia to the south-east...
with East Fremantle and participated in their 1914 and 1918 premierships.
He finished his career back in Victoria, where he spent a year with Carlton.