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Key Facts

Full name
Emanuel Selway Kappler

Known as
Jack Kappler

Born
5 November 1892

Place of birth
Adelaide, SA (5000)

Died
23 November 1969 (aged 77)

Place of death
Park Holme, SA (5043)

Senior clubs
Sturt; Glenelg

Recruited from
Sturt (1921)

State of origin
SA

Jack Kappler


Club
League
Career span
Games
Goals
Avg
Win %
AKI
AHB
AMK
BV
SturtSAFL1913-1915, 1919-19204700.00—————
GlenelgSAFL1921-19222300.00—————
SAFL1913-1915, 1919-19227000.00—————
Total1913-1915, 1919-19227000.00—————

In 1913, his first League season, Jack Kappler was the first recorded recipient of the Sturt Football Club best and fairest award. He would go on to enjoy a noteworthy career with the Double Blues, highlighted by membership of their first two SAFL grand final-winning teams in 1915 and 1919. In both games he was among his team’s best players, while in 1915 the challenge final defeat of Port Adelaide was his only game for the year.

Versatile and dependable, Kappler was a South Australian interstate representative. The Sturt phase of his career spanned the years 1913 to 1915 and 1919-20 and saw him play 47 games. The 1921 season brought a change of scenery as he joined SAFL debutants Glenelg where he played 23 games over two years.

Author - John Devaney

Sources

Full Points Publications

Footnotes

* Behinds calculated from the 1965 season on.
+ Score at the end of extra time.