John Loughridge was an Australian rules football

Australian rules football

Australian rules football, officially known as Australian football, also called football, Aussie rules or footy is a sport played between two teams of 22 players on either...

er who played with West Perth

West Perth Football Club

The West Perth Football Club, nicknamed the Falcons, is an Australian rules football club located in Joondalup, Western Australia, competing in the West Australian Football League . It is the oldest existing Australian rules football club in Western Australia. It competes in the West Australian...

 in the WANFL

West Australian Football League

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 during the 1940s.

Centremen John Loughridge had his best league season in 1946 when he not only won a Simpson Medal

Simpson Medal

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 for his performance in West Perth's losing Grand Final side but he was also awarded a Sandover Medal

Sandover Medal

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for his efforts during the season. He had been runner up in the Sandover in 1945 and was Club Champion at West Perth on three occasions over the course of his career. Loughridge played in West Perth's 1949 premiership side and was also a three time state representative.

In 2002 he was named as a half forward flanker in West Perth's official 'Team of the Century'.