Gordon Hocking
| Gordon Hocking |
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| Personal information |
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| Full name |
Gordon Charles Hocking |
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| Date of birth |
12 August 1919 |
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| Date of death |
24 March 1986(1986-03-24) (aged 66) |
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| Original team(s) |
Chelsea |
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| Height/Weight |
178 cm / 81 kg |
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| Playing career1 |
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| Years |
Club |
Games (Goals) |
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| 1938-1952 |
Collingwood |
171 (78) |
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1 Playing statistics correct to end of 1952 season. |
Gordon Charles Hocking[1] (12 August 1919 – 24 March 1986)[2] was an Australian rules footballer who played for Collingwood in the Victorian Football League (VFL).
Hocking was primarily a knock ruckman but could also play most positions around the ground. He made his debut at Collingwood in the 1938 VFL season and was a losing Grand Finalist in his first two seasons. In 1950 he was appointed club captain and he remained in the role the following year, leading Collingwood to a Preliminary Final which they lost to Essendon by two points. Hocking was a regular interstate representative for Victoria and starred at the 1950 Brisbane Carnival. That year he was named as a half back flanker in the Sporting Life Team of the Year.
Hocking retired during the 1952 VFL season, the last remaining pre-World War II VFL player.[3]
References
Sources
- Holmesby, R. and Main, J. (2007) The Encyclopedia of AFL Footballers, 7th ed, Melbourne: Bas Publishing.
- Piesse, K. (2011) Great Australian Football Stories, The File Mile Press: Scoresby, Victoria. ISBN 9781743467572.
External links
1950 Sporting Life Team of the Year |
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