Full Name: JACK COTTER
Date of Birth: 08/01/1915
Height: 180 cm ( 5-11 )
Weight: 80 kg ( 12-8 )
Guernsey: 15
Debut: 22/06/1935, Round 9, Hawthorn
Last Game: 06/09/1941, Round SF, Essendon
RICHMOND SENIORS
Seasons: 1935-41
Total Games: 105
Total Goals: 0
Honours:
RICHMOND RESERVES
Seasons: 1933-35
Total Games: 48
Total Goals: 0
Honours: Best & Fairest 1934
BIOGRAPHY
Jack played at full-back or half-back after being recruited from North Williamstown. A steady, reliable, consistent left-footed defender, he won the Reserves’ Best and Fairest award in 1934.
For his 1936 season, Haydn Bunton listed Cotter as one of the most improved players of the League. "It is no mean performance to enter a side like Richmond with one previous senior match, and retain a place for the full 18 games."
He was also a member of the 1940 Grand Final side before crossing to South Melbourne after the war. He later coached Golden Point, Alexandra and Dunolly to Premierships before retiring at the age of 44. Jack also served in the Army between 1942 and 1946.
PRE RICHMOND
North Williamstown 1931-32 ( Honours - Best & Fairest 1932 ).
POST RICHMOND
South Melbourne 1946, Games 9, Goals 0 ; Golden Point Captain/Coach 1947, Games 18, Goals 1 ( Honours - Premiership 1947 ) ; Golden Square Captain/Coach 1948-49, Games 36, Goals 29 ; Dunkeld Captain/Coach 1950-51 ; Alexandra Captain/Coach 1952-55 ( Honours - Premiership ) ; Yarck Captain/Coach 1956-57 ; Dunolly Captain/Coach 1958-59 ( Honours - Premiership ).
Photos
Rd 14 1938 vs Collingwood
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