Jack Cassin

John William Cassin (1 July 1915 – 3 September 1994) was an Australian rules footballer who played for Essendon in the Victorian Football League (VFL) over eleven seasons in twelve years, and served as the captain coach of the Euroa Football Club in 1948, and of the Colac Football Club from 1949 to 1951. He served with the RAAF in World War II.

Jack Cassin
Personal information
Full name John William Cassin
Date of birth 1 July 1915
Place of birth Richmond, Victoria
Date of death 3 September 1994(1994-09-03) (aged 79)
Place of death Colac, Victoria
Original team(s) Seville
Height 183 cm (6 ft 0 in)
Weight 82 kg (181 lb)
Playing career1
Years Club Games (Goals)
1935 Seville (YVFA)
1936–1944 Essendon (VFL) 129 (116)
1946–1947 Essendon (VFL)   21 (29)
1948 Euroa (WNEFL)
1949–1951 Colac (HFL)
Representative team honours
Years Team Games (Goals)
1941 Victoria 1
Coaching career
Years Club Games (W–L–D)
1948 Euroa (WNEFL)
1949–1951 Colac (HFL)
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1951.
Career highlights
  • VFL premiership 1942, 1946
  • HFL premiership 1950
  • Essendon Semi-Final Team: 1940, 1941, 1943, 1944
  • Essendon Preliminary Final Team: 1940, 1941, 1942, 1944, 1946 (drawn), 1946
  • Essendon Grand Final Team: 1941, 1942, 1943, 1946, 1947
  • VFL Inter-State Representative Team: 1941.
  • Life member Essendon Football Club: 1946.
  • Euroa Grand Final Team: 1948
  • Colac Grand Final Team: 1949, 1950
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com
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