Jack Geggie (29 October 1881 – 20 January 1973) was an

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er who played for

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and

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in the

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(VFL). Although he started his career at

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(VFA) club

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as a forward and follower, Geggie was used as a defender during his time with Essendon. He appeared as a full-back in the

1902 VFL Grand Final The 1902 VFL Grand Final was an Australian rules football game contested between the Collingwood Football Club and Essendon Football Club, held at the Melbourne Cricket Ground in Melbourne on 20 September 1902. It was the 5th annual Grand F ...

, when Essendon was comprehensively defeated by Collingwood. The following two seasons, he represented the league at interstate football. Geggie returned to the VFA in 1906, as captain-coach of

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. He only remained in that role a year and later, after a stint at Melbourne, captain-coached Oakleigh.

References

* *Holmesby, Russell and Main, Jim (2007). ''The Encyclopedia of AFL Footballers''. 7th ed. Melbourne: Bas Publishing. 1881 births 1973 deaths Essendon Football Club players Melbourne Football Club players North Melbourne Football Club (VFA) players Richmond Football Club (VFA) players Oakleigh Football Club players Oakleigh Football Club coaches Australian rules footballers from Melbourne People from Richmond, Victoria {{AFL-bio-1881-stub