Jack Petchell

John Harold Jack Petchell (14 December 1904 to 10 August 1968) was an Australian sportsman who played at a high level in two codes: Australian rules football and lawn bowls. In football he played three seasons with South Melbourne in the Victorian Football League and afterwards for Preston in the Victorian Football Association. He served in the Australian Army during the Second World War. As a bowler he won the 1947 singles title at the Australian National Bowls Championships while bowling for the Sturt Bowls Club, and he went on to be an Australian international lawn bowler. His career is a clear example of an athlete moving from a major winter football competition into the precision sport of bowls.