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Jack Borlase

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Jack Borlase
Personal information
Full name William John Borlase
Nickname(s) Jack
Date of birth (1921-01-09)9 January 1921
Place of birth Footscray, Victoria
Date of death 26 March 2016(2016-03-26) (aged 95)
Original team(s) Footscray Tech Old Boys
Height 182 cm (6 ft 0 in)
Weight 76 kg (168 lb)
Playing career1
Years Club Games (Goals)
1941 Footscray 3 (0)
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1941.
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com

William John Borlase (9 January 1921 – 26 March 2016) was an Australian rules footballer who played with Footscray in the Victorian Football League (VFL).[1]

Personal life

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Borlase served as a corporal in the Australian Army during the Second World War.[2]

Notes

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  1. ^ Holmesby, Russell; Main, Jim (2014). The Encyclopedia of AFL Footballers: every AFL/VFL player since 1897 (10th ed.). Seaford, Victoria: BAS Publishing. p. 79. ISBN 978-1-921496-32-5.
  2. ^ "World War Two Service". Australian Government – Department of Veteran's Affairs. Retrieved 16 January 2021.
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