Jack Baggott: Difference between revisions

Jack Baggott
Jack Baggott
Personal information
Full name	John Henry Baggott
Date of birth	20 July 1906
Place of birth	South Africa
Date of death	2 June 1995 (aged 88)
Original team(s)	Northcote/Dimboola
Height	182 cm (6 ft 0 in)
Weight	75.5 kg (166 lb)
Playing career1
Years	Club
1927–1935	Richmond
1936–1937	Essendon
Total
Coaching career
Years	Club
1936–1939	Essendon
1940	South Melbourne
Total
	1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1937.
Career highlights
	Richmond premiership player: 1932, 1934; Richmond leading goalkicker: 1927, 1928; Interstate games: 4; Essendon captain-coach: 1936–1937; Richmond Life Member: 1960; Richmond Hall of Fame: 2019;
	Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com

Browse history interactively

← Previous edit

Content deleted Content added

VisualWikitext

Inline

Latest revision as of 21:43, 8 October 2023

John Henry Baggott (20 July 1906 – 2 June 1995) was an Australian rules footballer who played and coached in the Victorian Football League (VFL) between 1927 and 1940 for the Richmond Football Club, Essendon Football Club, and South Melbourne Football Club.

Career in football

Baggott represented the Richmond Football Club between 1927 and 1935. He was Richmond's leading goal kicker in his debut year of 1927 with 37 goals, and again in 1928 with 61 goals. In Round 9 of the 1928 season he kicked a then club record 12 goals against South Melbourne, the first Richmond player to ever hit double figures in goal-kicking in a game. He placed third in the League's best and fairest award, the Brownlow Medal in that same year, and was also named in the Victorian state representative team in both 1928 and 1929. Baggot represented the club in several Grand Finals, including the 1932 and 1934 Premiership teams. By that stage Baggott was playing as an attacking half-back flanker, and was named in Richmond's best in both these Grand Final victories.^[2] He was a late withdrawal from the club's 1927 grand final team, suffering a side injury at training in the lead-up, after having played every game for the season.^[3]

At the end of 1935 Baggott left Richmond to take on the role of captain-coach of the rival Essendon Football Club, starting in the 1936 season. He wound up his playing career during the 1937 season, at which point he handed over the captaincy to Keith Forbes, but continued coaching Essendon for several more seasons. An ongoing lack of success saw him replaced by legendary Essendon player and coach Dick Reynolds six games into the 1939 season. Baggott was then appointed as senior coach of the South Melbourne Football Club in 1940, but again achieved little success in with the Swans and was replaced at the end of that season.

Baggott later returned to Richmond and played a key role in forming the club's 'Former Players and Officials’ Association'. In 1960 he was made a life member of the Richmond Football Club. In 2019 Baggott was posthumously inducted into the Richmond 'Hall of Fame', with the award being accepted on his behalf by his nephew.^[2]

Personal life

Baggott was born in Pietermaritzburg, KwaZulu-Natal South Africaof Australian parents. The family returned to Australia while Baggott was a young boy.

He was the older brother of Ron Baggott who played for the Melbourne Football Club.

Footnotes

^ Past Player Profiles: Baggott, Jack H. Archived 6 July 2015 at the Wayback Machine at the Essendon Football Club website
^ ^a ^b Greenberg, Tony (15 March 2019). "Jack Baggott inducted into Hall of Fame". RFC Official Site. Australian Football League. Retrieved 9 June 2019.
^ J.W. (8 October 1927). "Collingwood wins premiership". The Australasian. Melbourne, VIC. p. 34.

References

Hogan P: The Tigers Of Old, Richmond FC, Melbourne 1996

External links

Jack Baggott's playing statistics from AFL Tables
Jack Baggott's coaching statistics from AFL Tables

[1] Past Player Profiles: Baggott, Jack H. Archived 6 July 2015 at the Wayback Machine at the Essendon Football Club website

[hof-2] Greenberg, Tony (15 March 2019). "Jack Baggott inducted into Hall of Fame". RFC Official Site. Australian Football League. Retrieved 9 June 2019.

[australasian-3] J.W. (8 October 1927). "Collingwood wins premiership". The Australasian. Melbourne, VIC. p. 34.

[1]

[2]

[3]

@@ Line 1: / Line 1: @@
+{{short description|Australian rules footballer, born 1906}}
 {{Use dmy dates|date=September 2015}}
 {{Use Australian English|date=September 2015}}
 {{Infobox AFL biography
 | name = Jack Baggott
 | image =
+| fullname = John Henry Baggott
 | birth_date = 20 July 1906
 | birth_place = [[South Africa]]
-| death_date = {{death date and age|1995|6|2|1906|7|20|df=yes}}<ref>[http://www.essendonfc.com.au/our-club/history/past-player-profiles/past-player-profiles---b Past Player Profiles: Baggott, Jack H.] at the [[Essendon Football Club]] website</ref>
+| death_date = {{death date and age|1995|6|2|1906|7|20|df=yes}}<ref>[http://www.essendonfc.com.au/our-club/history/past-player-profiles/past-player-profiles---b Past Player Profiles: Baggott, Jack H.] {{webarchive|url=/proxy/https://web.archive.org/web/20150706140340/http://www.essendonfc.com.au/our-club/history/past-player-profiles/past-player-profiles---b |date= 6 July 2015 }} at the [[Essendon Football Club]] website</ref>
 | death_place =
 | originalteam = [[Northcote Football Club|Northcote]]/Dimboola
-| heightweight = 182 cm / 75.5 kg
+| height = 182 cm
+| weight = 75.5 kg
-| years = 1927–1935 <br /> 1936–1937 <br /> '''Total -'''
+| position =
-| clubs = [[Richmond Football Club|Richmond]] <br /> [[Essendon Football Club|Essendon]]
-| games(goals) = 128 (140) <br /> {{0}}19 {{0|00}}(0) <br /> '''147 (140)'''
-| coachyears = 1936–1937 <br /> 1940 <br /> '''Total -'''
-| coachclubs = [[Essendon Football Club|Essendon]] <br / >[[Sydney Swans|South Melbourne]]
-| coachgames(wins) = 60 (22-38-0) <br /> 18 {{0}}(7-11-0) <br /> '''78 (29-49-0)'''
 | statsend = 1937
+| years1 = 1927–1935
-| careerhighlights =
+| club1 = [[Richmond Football Club|Richmond]]
-*Richmond premiership player: 1932, 1934
+| games_goals1 = 128 (140)
-*Richmond leading goalkicker: 1927, 1928
+| years2 = 1936–1937
-*Interstate games: 4
+| club2 = [[Essendon Football Club|Essendon]]
-*Essendon captain-coach: 1936–1937
+| games_goals2 = {{0}}19 {{0|00}}(0)
+| games_goalstotal = 147 (140)
+| coachclub1 = [[Essendon Football Club|Essendon]]
+| coachyears1 = 1936–1939
+| coachgames_wins1 = 60 (22–38–0)
+| coachclub2 = [[Sydney Swans|South Melbourne]]
+| coachyears2 = 1940
+| coachgames_wins2 = 18 {{0}}(7–11–0)
+| coachgames_winstotal = 78 (29–49–0)
+| careerhighlights = *Richmond premiership player: 1932, 1934
+* [[Michael Roach Medal|Richmond leading goalkicker]]: 1927, 1928
+* Interstate games: 4
+* Essendon captain-coach: 1936–1937
+* Richmond Life Member: 1960
+* [[Richmond Football Club#Richmond Hall of Fame|Richmond Hall of Fame]]: 2019
 }}
-'''Jack Baggott''' (20 July 1906 – 2 June 1995) was an [[Australian rules football]]er who played in the [[VFL/AFL|Victorian Football League]] (VFL) between 1927 and 1935 for the [[Richmond Football Club]].
+'''John Henry Baggott''' (20 July 1906 – 2 June 1995) was an [[Australian rules football]]er who played and coached in the [[VFL/AFL|Victorian Football League]] (VFL) between 1927 and 1940 for the [[Richmond Football Club]], [[Essendon Football Club]], and [[Sydney Swans|South Melbourne Football Club]].
+==Career in football==
-In 1936 he became captain-coach of the [[Essendon Football Club]] and was there until part way through the 1937 season. He was senior coach of the [[Sydney Swans|South Melbourne Football Club]] in 1940.
+Baggott represented the [[Richmond Football Club]] between 1927 and 1935. He was Richmond's leading goal kicker in his debut year of 1927 with 37 goals, and again in 1928 with 61 goals. In Round 9 of the 1928 season he kicked a then club record 12 goals against South Melbourne, the first Richmond player to ever hit double figures in goal-kicking in a game. He placed third in the League's best and fairest award, the [[Brownlow Medal]] in that same year, and was also named in the Victorian state representative team in both 1928 and 1929. Baggot represented the club in several Grand Finals, including the 1932 and 1934 Premiership teams. By that stage Baggott was playing as an attacking half-back flanker, and was named in Richmond's best in both these Grand Final victories.<ref name="hof">{{cite web |last1=Greenberg |first1=Tony |title=Jack Baggott inducted into Hall of Fame |url=/proxy/https://www.richmondfc.com.au/news/2019-03-15/baggott-inducted-into-hall-of-fame |website=RFC Official Site |publisher=[[Australian Football League]] |access-date=9 June 2019 |date=15 March 2019}}</ref> He was a late withdrawal from the club's [[1927 VFL grand final|1927 grand final]] team, suffering a side injury at training in the lead-up, after having played every game for the season.<ref name="australasian">{{cite news|newspaper=The Australasian|date=8 October 1927|publication-place=Melbourne, VIC|title=Collingwood wins premiership|page=34|author=J.W.}}</ref>
+At the end of 1935 Baggott left Richmond to take on the role of captain-coach of the rival [[Essendon Football Club]], starting in the 1936 season. He wound up his playing career during the 1937 season, at which point he handed over the captaincy to [[Keith Forbes]], but continued coaching Essendon for several more seasons. An ongoing lack of success saw him replaced by legendary Essendon player and coach [[Dick Reynolds]] six games into the 1939 season. Baggott was then appointed as senior coach of the [[Sydney Swans|South Melbourne Football Club]] in 1940, but again achieved little success in with the Swans and was replaced at the end of that season.
-He was born in [[Pietermaritzburg]], [[Colony of Natal|Natal]] of Australian parents.
+Baggott later returned to Richmond and played a key role in forming the club's 'Former Players and Officials’ Association'. In 1960 he was made a life member of the Richmond Football Club. In 2019 Baggott was posthumously inducted into the [[Richmond Football Club#Richmond Hall of Fame|Richmond 'Hall of Fame']], with the award being accepted on his behalf by his nephew.<ref name="hof" />
-He was the older brother of [[Ron Baggott]] who played for [[Melbourne Football Club|Melbourne]].
-== References ==
+==Personal life==
+Baggott was born in [[Pietermaritzburg]], [[KwaZulu-Natal]] [[South Africa]]of Australian parents. The family returned to Australia while Baggott was a young boy.
+He was the older brother of [[Ron Baggott]] who played for the [[Melbourne Football Club]].
+==See also==
+* [[1927 Melbourne Carnival]]
+== Footnotes ==
 {{Reflist}}
+== References ==
 * Hogan P: ''The Tigers Of Old'', Richmond FC, Melbourne 1996
 ==External links==
+{{Commons category}}
-*{{AflRleague|ref=J/Jack_Baggott.html}}
+*{{AFL Tables}}
-[[File: VIctorian Football League Interstate Team-(1928).jpeg|thumb|500px|left|The Victorian Football League’s Interstate team that drew with South Australia, in Adelaide, 13.10 (88) to 11.22 (88) on Saturday, 16 June 1928.<br />
+*{{AFL Tables coach ID}}
-'''Back Row''': [[Jack Moriarty]], [[Albert Collier|Albert "Leeter" Collier]], [[Hugh Dunbar]], [[Gordon Coventry|Gordon "Nuts" Coventry]], [[Bob C. Johnson|Bob Johnson]], Jack Baggott.<br />
+[[File:VIctorian Football League Interstate Team-(1928).jpeg|thumb|500px|left|The Victorian Football League’s Interstate team that drew with South Australia, in Adelaide, 13.10 (88) to 11.22 (88) on Saturday, 16 June 1928.<br />
+'''Back Row''': [[Jack Moriarty]], [[Albert Collier|Albert "Leeter" Collier]], [[Hugh Dunbar]], [[Gordon Coventry|Gordon "Nuts" Coventry]], [[Bob Johnson (Australian footballer, born 1902)|Bob Johnson]], Jack Baggott.<br />
 '''Second Row''': [[Jack Vosti]], [[Charlie Stanbridge]], [[Arthur Stevens (Australian footballer)|Arthur Stevens]], [[Alex Duncan]], [[Dick Taylor (Australian rules footballer)|Dick Taylor]], [[Ted Baker (footballer)|Ted Baker]].<br />
 '''Front Row''': [[Basil McCormack]], [[Arthur Rayson]], [[Alan Geddes]] (vice-captain), [[Syd Coventry]] (captain), [[Barney Carr]], [[Arthur Coghlan|Arthur “Bull” Coghlan]], [[Herbert White (footballer)|Herbert White]].]]
-{{1932/34 Richmond Tigers dual premiership players}}
+{{1932 Richmond premiership players}}
+{{1934 Richmond premiership players}}
 {{Essendon Football Club captains}}
 {{Essendon Football Club coaches}}
 {{Sydney Swans coaches}}
-{{Richmond Leading Goalkickers}}
+{{Richmond leading goalkickers}}
+{{Authority control}}
-{{Persondata <!-- Metadata: see [[Wikipedia:Persondata]]. -->
-| NAME              = Baggott, Jack
-| ALTERNATIVE NAMES =
-| SHORT DESCRIPTION = Australian rules footballer
-| DATE OF BIRTH     = 20 July 1906
-| PLACE OF BIRTH    = [[South Africa]]
-| DATE OF DEATH     = 1995
-| PLACE OF DEATH    =
-}}
 {{DEFAULTSORT:Baggott, Jack}}
 [[Category:1906 births]]
 [[Category:1995 deaths]]
 [[Category:Richmond Football Club players]]
+[[Category:Richmond Football Club premiership players]]
 [[Category:Essendon Football Club players]]
 [[Category:Essendon Football Club coaches]]
@@ Line 67: / Line 88: @@
 [[Category:Northcote Football Club players]]
 [[Category:Dimboola Football Club players]]
-[[Category:Australian rules footballers from Victoria (Australia)]]
+[[Category:Australian rules footballers from Melbourne]]
+[[Category:VFL/AFL players born outside Australia]]
 [[Category:South African emigrants to Australia]]
-[[Category:VFL/AFL players born outside of Australia]]
+[[Category:VFL/AFL premiership players]]
-{{AFL-bio-1900s-stub}}

v t e Richmond Football Club 1932 VFL premiers
Richmond 13.14 (92) defeated Carlton 12.11 (83), at the Melbourne Cricket Ground
1. Bentley (c) 2. Twyford 4. Sheahan 6. Judkins 8. Geddes 9. Bolger 9. McCormack 12. Titus 13. Murdoch 14. Baggott 16. O'Neill 18. O'Halloran 19. Anderson 20. Hunter 23. G. Strang 25. Zschech 27. Martin 28. D. Strang 33. Heifner
Coach: Hughes

v t e Richmond Football Club 1934 VFL premiers
Richmond 19.14 (128) defeated South Melbourne 12.17 (89), at the Melbourne Cricket Ground
1. Bentley (c) 2. Baxter 4. Sheahan 6. Judkins 7. Edmonds 8. Geddes 9. Bolger 9. McCormack 11. Foster 12. Titus 13. Murdoch 14. Baggott 16. O'Neil 17. Dyer 18. O'Halloran 20. Harris 23. Strang 25. Zschech 27. Martin
Coach: Bentley

v t e Coaches of the Essendon Football Club
VFL/AFL	1908–1909: Smith 1910: Belcher 1911–1915; 1918–1920: Worrall 1920–1921: Ogden 1922: Gravenall 1922–1924: Barker 1925–1927: Maher 1928–1930: Hardy 1931–1933: Campbell 1934–1935: May 1936–1939: Baggott 1939: Reynolds/Hunter 1939–1960: Reynolds 1961–1967: Coleman 1968–1970: Clarke 1971: Birt 1972–1975: Tuddenham 1976–1977: Stephen 1978–1980: Davis 1981–2007: Sheedy 2006: O'Donnell 2008–2010: Knights 2011–2013: Hird 2013: Goodwin 2014: Thompson 2015: Hird 2015: Egan 2016–2020: Worsfold 2021–2022: Rutten 2022: Caracella 2023–: Scott
AFL Women's	2022 (S7)–: Wood
Essendon did not participate in the VFL from 1916–1917 due to World War I Italics* denote caretaker coach

v t e Coaches of the South Melbourne Football Club/Sydney Swans
VFL/AFL	1909: Ricketts 1910–1911: Thomas 1912: Ricketts 1913: H. Kelly 1914–1917: Belcher 1918–1919: Elms/Howson 1920: Hiskins 1921: Wood 1922: Cazaly 1923–1928: Pannam 1929: Caldwell 1929: Fleiter 1930–1931: Scanlan 1932: Leonard 1933–1936: Bisset 1937–1938: Cazaly 1939: Matthews 1940: Baggott 1941–1944: J. Kelly 1945–1948: Adams 1948–1949: Hale 1950–1952: Lane 1953: Nash 1954–1957: Matthews 1958–1959: Clegg 1960–1961: Faul 1962–1964: McMahen 1965–1966: Skilton 1967–1968: Miller 1969–1972: Smith 1973–1975: John 1976–1977: Stewart 1978: Tuddenham 1979–1981: Stewart 1982–1984: Quade 1984: Hammond 1985: Northey 1986–1988: Hafey 1989–1991: Kinnear 1992–1993: Buckenara 1993: Scott 1993–1995: Barassi 1996–2002: Eade 2002–2010: Roos 2011–: Longmire
AFLW	2022 (S7)–: Gowans
Italics denote caretaker coach