Jack Southern

Jack Southern (2 May 1874 – 8 March 1919) was an Australian rules footballer who played for the South Melbourne Football Club in the Victorian Football League (VFL).

Family The son of John Southern (1844–1891), and Elizabeth Jane Southern (1847-1877), née Timpson, was born at Dunedin, New Zealand on 2 May 1874.

He married Katherine Parnell Whitty (1876–1953) on 9 August 1899.

Football He played for two seasons 1895 and 1896 in South Melbourne's VFA team, including when he played on the wing in the play-off match against Collingwood, at the East Melbourne Cricket Ground, on 3 October 1896,

He made his debut for South Melbourne in the team's first match in the VFL competition against Melbourne, at the Lake Oval, on 8 May 1897.

Death He died at Ascot Vale, Victoria on 8 March 1919.