Jack McMillan (Australian footballer)

For the Scottish footballer, see Jack McMillan (Scottish footballer).

Jack McMillan
Personal information
Full name	John Angus McMillan
Date of birth	22 September 1912
Place of birth	Casterton, Victoria
Date of death	1 August 1969(1969-08-01) (aged 56)
Original team(s)	Hastings
Height	178 cm (5 ft 10 in)
Weight	71 kg (157 lb)
Position(s)	Full-forward
Playing career^1
Years	Club	Games (Goals)
1936	Footscray	4 (17)
^1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1936.
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com

John Angus McMillan (22 September 1912 – 1 August 1969)[1] was an Australian rules footballer who played with Footscray in the Victorian Football League (VFL).

McMillan, a full-forward, kicked a club record 119 goals for Hastings in 1934. He left Mornington Peninsula Football League for the VFL two years later and had an immediate impact.[2]

On his debut, against North Melbourne at Arden Street, he kicked a seven goal haul.[3] This equaled the VFL record, held by George Moloney and Ernie Sellars. He continued this form with five goals the following week but his run soon ended when he broke a wrist.[4] After he recovered from his injury, McMillan returned, but only to the seconds. He was a member of Footscray's 1936 seconds premiership winning team.

References

1. "Jack MacMillan - Player Bio". Australian Football. Retrieved 13 November 2014.
2. Holmesby, Russell; Main, Jim (2007). The Encyclopedia Of AFL Footballers. BAS Publishing. ISBN 978-1-920910-78-5.
3. "AFL Tables: Jack MacMillan". afltables.com.
4. The Argus, "McMillan Reappears", 19 August 1936, p. 12