Jock Doherty (3 October 1894 – 15 June 1957) was an

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er who played with

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and

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in the

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(VFL). Doherty, who was blind in one eye, played as a rover in the South Melbourne team which won the 1918 VFL Grand Final. Doherty was captain-coach of Ganmain Football Club in the

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in 1923. Doherty played with Ganmain FC in their losing 1924 grand final loss to Narrandera. Having earlier been a North Melbourne junior, Doherty returned to the club as they prepared for their inaugural VFL season in 1925. He participated in their first ever league game, kicking two goals to help North Melbourne defeat

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by eight points.'' The Argus''
"North's Initial Success"
4 May 1925. p. 9 Out of all North Melbourne players that day he was the second most experienced and one of just four footballers who had previously played VFL football.
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1894 births Australian rules footballers from Victoria (Australia) Sydney Swans players Sydney Swans Premiership players North Melbourne Football Club players 1957 deaths One-time VFL/AFL Premiership players {{AFL-bio-1894-stub