Jack Purse

Player Details

Name: John Purse
Full Name: John Landles Purse
Alias: Jack Purse
DOB: 28/06/1879
DOD: 02/03/1953
Height: 179cm
Weight:
Position: Defender
Season(s): 1898, 1900-1906, 1908
Team(s): St Kilda, Melbourne
Tallies: Match(es) [M]: 110, Goal(s) [G]: 12, Win-Draw-Loss [W-D-L]: 45-1-64, Win Percentage [W%]: 40.9%

Player History

  • Team(s):
    • St Kilda (1898) M: 1, G: 0, W-D-L: 0-0-1, W%: 0.0%
      • 1898 VFL Season
        • Guernsey(s):
        • Round(s): RF3
        • Tallies: M: 1, G: 0, W-D-L: 0-0-1, W%: 0.0%
    • Melbourne (1900-1906, 1908) M: 109, G: 12, W-D-L: 45-1-63, W%: 41.3%
      • 1900 VFL Season
        • Guernsey(s):
        • Round(s): R01-R12, R14, RF1-RF3, PF, GF
        • Tallies: M: 18, G: 0, W-D-L: 10-0-8, W%: 55.6%
        • Position: Centre Half-Back
      • 1901 VFL Season
        • Guernsey(s):
        • Round(s): R01-R14, S01, S03
        • Tallies: M: 16, G: 2, W-D-L: 8-1-7, W%: 50.0%
      • 1902 VFL Season
        • Guernsey(s):
        • Round(s): R01-R14, S01-S03, SF
        • Tallies: M: 18, G: 2, W-D-L: 9-0-9, W%: 50.0%
        • Position: Half-Back Flanker
      • 1903 VFL Season
        • Guernsey(s):
        • Round(s): R01-R02, R04, R07-R14, S01-S02
        • Tallies: M: 13, G: 1, W-D-L: 3-0-10, W%: 23.1%
        • Position: Half-Forward Flanker
      • 1904 VFL Season
        • Guernsey(s):
        • Round(s): R02-R03, R05-R14, S01-S03
        • Tallies: M: 15, G: 0, W-D-L: 7-0-8, W%: 46.7%
      • 1905 VFL Season
        • Guernsey(s):
        • Round(s): R01-R12, S01
        • Tallies: M: 13, G: 1, W-D-L: 2-0-11, W%: 15.4%
      • 1906 VFL Season
        • Guernsey(s):
        • Round(s): R01-R06, R14
        • Tallies: M: 7, G: 6, W-D-L: 1-0-6, W%: 14.3%
      • 1908 VFL Season
        • Guernsey(s):
        • Round(s): R09-R17
        • Tallies: M: 9, G: 0, W-D-L: 5-0-4, W%: 55.6%
        • Position: Back Pocket

Player Accolades

Debutant: 76th player to debut for St Kilda
Debutant: 77th player to debut for Melbourne
Premiership Player: 1900