1. John Worrall was an Australian rules footballer who played for the Fitzroy Football Club in the VFA, and a Test cricketer.
18 Facts About Jack Worrall
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Jack Worrall was a prominent coach in both sports and a journalist.
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Jack Worrall had an extended career as a sporting journalist, and he was a highly respected member of the press box right up until his death in 1937.
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Jack Worrall was no stranger to conflict, and his forthright manner embroiled him in a number of sporting controversies throughout his lifetime.
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Jack Worrall attended state school in Maryborough, but moved to Ballarat in his early twenties.
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Jack Worrall became a major factor in the emergence of Fitzroy as a powerful team.
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On Saturday, 27 September 1884, Jack Worrall was playing a cricket match at Albert Park.
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Jack Worrall failed to secure a regular place in the test team, and was not always a regular selection for the Victorian team.
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Already captain of the team, Jack Worrall played as a rover.
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Jack Worrall was skilled, fearless, could kick with either foot and was an excellent overhead mark for his size.
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Jack Worrall switched allegiance to the Carlton Cricket Club and in 1896 scored an Australian- record 417 not out for the Blues in a match with University.
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Jack Worrall reorganised his style, becoming a more aggressive batsman who often opened but no longer bowled.
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Jack Worrall immediately set about leading training sessions, instructing players, formulating tactics and recruiting talent in a manner that created the role of club coach that is recognised today.
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Jack Worrall continually turned over players in an effort to find the right combination for success.
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Fitness was a priority for Jack Worrall: he ensured that his team trained harder than the opposition.
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Jack Worrall continued on as secretary, but he resigned that position at the end of the season when the disharmony was still not repaired.
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Jack Worrall was a driving force behind the creation of the Australian Football Council in 1905.
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Jack Worrall joined The Australasian, and wrote on both sports.