Jack Hiskins

Jack Hiskins
Personal information
Date of birth12 February 1911
Place of birthRutherglen, Victoria
Date of death16 March 1973 (aged 62)
Place of deathWodonga, Victoria
Original teamRutherglen
Height/Weight188 cm / 81 kg
Playing career1
YearsClubGames (Goals)
1934-1935Essendon16 (7)
1 Playing statistics correct to end of 1935 season.

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]

External links

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 "Hiskins, Jack". Essendon Football Club. (archived)
  2. ↑ "1934 Stats". AFL Tables.
  3. ↑ "1935 Stats". AFL Tables.
  4. ↑ "Rutherglen, Henty and Gerogery are Premiers.". Albury Banner and Wodonga Express (NSW: National Library of Australia). 13 September 1935. p. 12. Retrieved 26 March 2014.
  5. ↑ "RUTHERGLEN TRAIN HARD.". Albury Banner and Wodonga Express (NSW: National Library of Australia). 24 April 1936. p. 16. Retrieved 26 March 2014.
  6. ↑ "Football.". Wodonga and Towong Sentinel (Vic.: National Library of Australia). 18 September 1936. p. 2. Retrieved 26 March 2014.
  7. ↑ 7.0 7.1 Holmesby, Russell & Main, Jim (2007). The Encyclopedia Of AFL Footballers. BAS Publishing. ISBN 9781920910785.