Sports Doctor
- Bachelor of Medicine, Bachelor of Surgery (Honours) – Monash University
- Australia & Australia A Men's Cricket Team Tour Doctor
- 2026 Australian Swim Team Campaign Doctor to Glasgow Commonwealth Games
- Geelong Cats VFL Team Doctor (2019-2020, 2025)
- GWS Giants AFL/VFL Match Day Doctor (2023-2024)
Jack is in the final year of his Sport and Exercise Medicine Physician specialty training.
He holds current roles as a Tour Doctor for the Australia A and Australian Men’s Cricket Teams, and in 2026 is the Campaign Doctor for the Australian Swimming Team at the Commonwealth Games in Glasgow.
Jack has broad experience in sports medicine, having covered a range of sports at the elite level, and spent time at the Australian Institute of Sport, as well as in private practice settings in Canberra and Brisbane as part of his training.
This level of training and experience ensures you're seeing a sports doctor who truly understands how to provide elite level sports medical services to athletes and people of all skill levels across a wide range of sports, including you.
A GP referral is not required for a consultation with Jack. Acute musculoskeletal injuries and concussions can be see without referral. For chronic issues, a brief referral from your treating clinician is preferred to facilitate continuity of care.
In clinic, Jack sees a broad range of patients – including amateur and elite athletes, children and adolescents, and active middle-aged and older individuals.
Jack has clinical interests in the assessment and management of acute knee and shoulder injuries, bone stress injuries, particularly lumbar (pars) stress fractures, tendinopathy and concussion. He is passionate about using exercise to optimise outcomes for all patients, and works alongside GPs, specialists and allied health clinicians to provide comprehensive patient care.
Jack is skilled at interpreting diagnostic imaging (including X-rays, CT and MRI) and is able to provide ultrasound-guided injections where appropriate, including corticosteroid (cortisone), hyaluronic acid (eg. Durolane, Monovisc, Cingal) and platelet-rich plasma (PRP).
Outside of work, Jack enjoys keeping fit through strength training, running and cycling. He remains actively involved in community sport, and is a single figure handicap golfer. His sporting highlight is representing Australasia in Gaelic Football at the World Games in Ireland.
Sports Doctor Team/Event Experience
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Campaign Doctor – Australian Swimming Team – 2026 Commonwealth Games, Glasgow
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Australian Men’s Cricket Team (Tour of South Africa 2023, Home Series vs West Indies 2024, Home Series v India 2025) - Team Doctor
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Australia A Men’s Cricket Team (Tour of Sri Lanka 2022, Tour of New Zealand 2023, Home Series v India 2024, Home Series v England Lions 2024-2025) - Team Doctor
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Sheffield Shield, Domestic One Day Cup, Big Bash League - Match Day Doctor
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Geelong Cats VFL (2019-2020, 2025) - Team Doctor
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Australian PGA Golf Championship (2023-2024) - Event Doctor
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Canberra International Tennis Tournament (2024) - Event Doctor
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Suncorp Super Netball (2024) - Match Day Doctor
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GWS Giants AFL/VFL (2023-2024) - Match Day Doctor
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Australian Junior Dolphins (2024) - Team Doctor
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Canberra Raiders NRL (2022-2023) – Dr Ken Crichton NRL Fellowship
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Canberra United A League Women (2022-2023) - Team Doctor
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Australian Volleyball Academy, AIS (2021) - Program Doctor
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Basketball Australia Women’s Centre of Excellence, AIS (2021) - Program Doctor
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The Canberra Marathon Festival (2021) - Event Doctor
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Hyundai A-League / Westfield W-League (2019-2020) - Match Day Doctor
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AFL Academy (Allies) U18 (2020) - Doctor
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Geelong Falcons U18 TAC Cup (2018) - Team Doctor
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