Rupe Hiskins Explained

Rupe Hiskins
Fullname:Rupert Ernest Hiskins
Birth Date:29 October 1893
Birth Place:Rutherglen, Victoria
Death Place:Heidelberg Repatriation Hospital
Originalteam:Rutherglen Football Club
Height:185 cm
Weight:88 kg
Statsend:1924
Years1:1920–1924
Club1:Carlton
Games Goals1:74 (9)

Rupert Ernest "Rupe" Hiskins (29 October 1893 – 9 March 1976) was an Australian rules footballer who played with Carlton in the Victorian Football League (VFL).

Hiskins, one of 14 siblings, had three elder brothers that played in the VFL, Arthur, Fred and Stan.[1]

He served with the Light Horse Brigade during the First World War.[2] [3]

Already 26 by the time he debuted in 1920, Hiskins played five seasons at Carlton, usually in the ruck, resting on the half back flank and wing.[4] [5] He played in the 1921 VFL Grand Final, which Carlton lost by four points.[4]

Hiskins was a member of Brunswick's 1925 VFA premiership team.[1]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Rupe Hiskins. Blueseum.
  2. Web site: First World War Embarkation Roll - Rupert Ernest Hiskins. Australian War Memorial.
  3. Web site: 1921 - Some Shining Stars in the Firmament of Victorian Football . Trove Newspapers . The Herald . 26 December 2020 . 5 . 11 June 1921.
  4. http://afltables.com/afl/stats/players/R/Rupe_Hiskins.html AFL Tables: Rupe Hiskins
  5. Book: Holmesby. Russell. Main. Jim. The Encyclopedia Of AFL Footballers. BAS Publishing. 2007. 9781920910785.