Jack Incoll

John Valentine 'Jack' Incoll (14 February 1879 – 22 May 1961)[1] was an Australian rules footballer who played for the South Melbourne Football Club and Collingwood Football Club in the Victorian Football League (VFL).

Jack Incoll
Incoll in 1906
Personal information
Full name John Valentine Incoll
Date of birth 14 February 1879
Place of birth Ballarat East, Victoria
Date of death 22 May 1961(1961-05-22) (aged 82)
Place of death Adelaide, South Australia
Original team(s) Rose of Northcote
Debut Round 3, 1899, South Melbourne
vs. Essendon, at East Melbourne
Playing career1
Years Club Games (Goals)
1899 South Melbourne 04 0(3)
1902–1906 Collingwood 68 (44)
Total 72 (47)
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1906.
Career highlights
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com

Incoll started his career at South Melbourne but it wasn't until he went to Collingwood in 1902 that he established himself as a VFL footballer. He played in Collingwood's 1902 and 1903 premiership sides and at one stage the club strung together 16 consecutive wins with him in the team. Incoll was also a member of the side which lost the 1905 Grand Final.

Used in a variety of positions, he spent a lot of his time in the forward line and was also pushed back in defence on occasions. Incoll was a fill in ruckman when Collingwood won the 1903 premiership. In a game against St Kilda in the 1905 VFL season he kicked a career best six goals, his next best from his 72 games was two goals which he achieved numerous times. He finished his career in New South Wales and represented the state at the 1911 Adelaide Carnival.

Personal life

Incoll was married to Florence, who pre-deceased him, and together they had two sons and two daughters.[2]

References
  1. "Jack Incoll". Collingwood Forever. Retrieved 4 September 2014.
  2. The Advertiser, 23 January 1940, p. 6.
  • Holmesby, Russell and Main, Jim (2007). The Encyclopedia of AFL Footballers. 7th ed. Melbourne: Bas Publishing.


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