Jack Hiskins Explained

Jack Hiskins
Birth Date:12 February 1911
Birth Place:Rutherglen, Victoria
Death Place:Wodonga, Victoria
Originalteam:Rutherglen
Height:188 cm
Weight:81 kg
Statsend:1935
Years1:1934–1935
Club1:Essendon
Games Goals1:16 (7)

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]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Hiskins, Jack . Essendon Football Club . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20120423230320/http://www.essendonfc.com.au/team/player-past.asp?id=450 . 23 April 2012 . (archived)
  2. Web site: 1934 Stats. AFL Tables.
  3. Web site: 1935 Stats. AFL Tables.
  4. News: Rutherglen, Henty and Gerogery are Premiers. . . NSW . 13 September 1935 . 26 March 2014 . 12 . National Library of Australia.
  5. News: RUTHERGLEN TRAIN HARD. . . NSW . 24 April 1936 . 26 March 2014 . 16 . National Library of Australia.
  6. News: Football. . Wodonga and Towong Sentinel. Vic. . 18 September 1936 . 26 March 2014 . 2 . National Library of Australia.
  7. Book: Holmesby. Russell. Main. Jim. The Encyclopedia Of AFL Footballers. BAS Publishing. 2007. 9781920910785.