Jack Hiskins
Personal information
Date of birth (1911-02-12)12 February 1911
Place of birth Rutherglen, Victoria
Date of death 16 March 1973(1973-03-16) (aged 62)
Place of death Wodonga, Victoria
Original team(s) Rutherglen
Height 188 cm (6 ft 2 in)
Weight 81 kg (179 lb)
Playing career1
Years Club Games (Goals)
1934–1935 Essendon 16 (7)
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1935.
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com

Jack Hiskins (12 February 1911 – 16 March 1973) was an Australian rules footballer who played with Essendon in the Victorian Football League (VFL).

Career

A half-back, Hiskins started his career in the Ovens & Murray Football League, with Rutherglen in 1930.[1] He joined Essendon in the 1934 VFL season and made 13 appearances that year.[2] After playing for Essendon in the opening three rounds of the 1935 season, Hiskins returned to Rutherglen.[1][3] Hiskins was coach of their 1935 premiership team, which defeated Border United in the grand final[4][5] He steered them to another grand final in 1936, but this time they finished on the losing team, unable to defeat Wangaratta.[6]

Family

Fred Hiskins, Jack's father, was a half forward for Essendon and won the VFL Leading Goal-kicker award in 1901.[1][7]

His father was one of four brothers who played league football, with the others being Arthur, Rupe and Stan.[7]

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Hiskins, Jack". Essendon Football Club. Archived from the original on 23 April 2012. (archived)
  2. ↑ "1934 Stats". AFL Tables.
  3. ↑ "1935 Stats". AFL Tables.
  4. ↑ "Rutherglen, Henty and Gerogery are Premiers". Albury Banner and Wodonga Express. NSW. 13 September 1935. p. 12. Retrieved 26 March 2014 – via National Library of Australia.
  5. ↑ "RUTHERGLEN TRAIN HARD". Albury Banner and Wodonga Express. NSW. 24 April 1936. p. 16. Retrieved 26 March 2014 – via National Library of Australia.
  6. ↑ "Football". Wodonga and Towong Sentinel. Vic. 18 September 1936. p. 2. Retrieved 26 March 2014 – via National Library of Australia.
  7. 1 2 Holmesby, Russell; Main, Jim (2007). The Encyclopedia Of AFL Footballers. BAS Publishing. ISBN 9781920910785.


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