John Loughridge (14 February 1923 – 4 November 1981) was an

Australian rules football Australian football, also called Australian rules football or Aussie rules, or more simply football or footy, is a contact sport played between two teams of 18 players on an oval field, often a modified cricket ground. Points are scored by k ...

er who played with West Perth in the

West Australian National Football League The West Australian Football League (WAFL) is an Australian rules football league based in Perth, Western Australia. The league currently consists of ten teams, which play each other in a 20-round season usually lasting from March to September, ...

(WANFL) during the 1940s. Centremen John Loughridge had his best league season in 1946 when he not only won a

Simpson Medal The Simpson Medal is an individual prize awarded for Australian rules football in Western Australia. The medal has been donated by Dr Fred Simpson and family since 1945. Simpson Medals are currently awarded to the following players: *The best pla ...

for his performance in West Perth's losing Grand Final side but he was also awarded a

Sandover Medal The Sandover Medal is an Australian rules football award, given annually since 1921 to the fairest and best player in the West Australian Football League. The award was donated by Alfred Sandover M.B.E., a prominent Perth hardware merchant and be ...

for his efforts during the season. He had been runner up in the Sandover in 1945 and was club champion at West Perth on three occasions over the course of his career. Loughridge played in West Perth's 1949 premiership side and was also a three time state representative. In 2002 he was named as a half forward flanker in West Perth's official 'Team of the Century'.

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* 1923 births 1981 deaths Australian rules footballers from Western Australia West Perth Football Club players Sandover Medal winners West Australian Football Hall of Fame inductees {{AFL-bio-1920s-stub