JP
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Australian rules footballer
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Male
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Birth:
28 June 1879
Death:
2 March 1953
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Biography
Jack Purse (28 June 1879 – 2 March 1953) was an Australian rules football player at the St Kilda Football Club and the Melbourne Football Club in the Victorian Football League (VFL). Recruited from Brighton in the Metropolitan Junior Football Association, Purse made his VFL debut for St Kilda against Geelong in round 17 of the 1898 VFL season, at Corio Oval. He transferred to Melbourne in 1900 and in his first season became a premiership player, playing in the 1900 VFL Grand Final at centre half-back. He has been given the Melbourne Heritage Number of 77, based on the order of his debut for the club. His younger brother Hugh Purse also played for Melbourne.