Mick Ennis

For the Australian rugby league footballer, see Michael Ennis. For the Westmeath GAA player, see Michael Ennis (Gaelic footballer). For the American general, see Michael E. Ennis.

Mick Ennis
Personal information
Full name	Michael John Ennis
Date of birth	(1901-04-25)25 April 1901
Place of birth	Carlton, Victoria
Date of death	18 April 1948(1948-04-18) (aged 46)
Place of death	Malvern East, Victoria
Original team(s)	Numurkah, Port Melbourne
Height	183 cm (6 ft 0 in)
Weight	70 kg (154 lb)
Position(s)	Forward
Playing career^1
Years	Club	Games (Goals)
1923–1925	Port Melbourne (VFA)	27 0(75)
1925–1927	Hawthorn	19 0(42)
Total		46 (117)
^1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1927.
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com

Michael John Ennis (25 April 1901 – 18 April 1948) was an Australian rules footballer who played with Hawthorn in the Victorian Football League (VFL).^[1]

Family

The eldest son of Thomas John Ennis (who played for Carlton in 1896)^[2] and Mary Josephine Ennis, née Sullivan, Michael John Ennis was born at Carlton on 25 April 1901.

Football

Carlton reserves

Stated as originally being from Numurkah Football Club,^[3] Ennis played with the Carlton reserves in 1922^[4] and 1923.^[5]

Port Melbourne (VFA)

Ennis transferred to Port Melbourne in the Victorian Football Association shortly before the 1923 final series. Ennis made 27 appearances for Port Melbourne, including playing in their losing 1923 Grand Final side and kicking 62 goals in the 1924 season.

Hawthorn

Ennis joined Hawthorn early in the 1925 VFL season^[6] and made 19 appearances over his three seasons with Hawthorn, scoring 42 goals, but failed to cement a regular starting position. He retired at the end of the 1927 season.^[7]

Later life

In 1930 Ennis married Verna Mary Murcutt (1902–1984) and they had four children before he died at the age of 46.^[8]

Mick Ennis is buried at Box Hill Cemetery.

Notes

1. Holmesby, Russell; Main, Jim (2014). The Encyclopedia of AFL Footballers: every AFL/VFL player since 1897 (10th ed.). Seaford, Victoria: BAS Publishing. ISBN 978-1-921496-32-5.
2. "History of the Carlton Football Club - Tom Ennis". Blueseum.
3. "1925 - Concerning the clubs - Hawthorn". The Herald. 17 April 1925. p. 3. Retrieved 12 November 2020.
4. "History of the Carlton Football Club - 1922 Reserves". Blueseum.
5. "History of the Carlton Football Club - 1923 Reserves". Blueseum.
6. "FOOTBALL". The Age. Melbourne. 5 June 1925. p. 7.
7. "SEASON'S PREPARATIONS". The Argus. Melbourne. 30 March 1928. p. 4.
8. "Family Notices". The Argus. Melbourne. 19 April 1948. p. 2.

External links

• Mick Ennis's playing statistics from AFL Tables
• Mick Ennis's playing statistics from The VFA Project