Jack Hiskins (12 February 1911 – 16 March 1973) was an
Australian rules football
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er who played with
Essendon Essendon may refer to:
Australia
*Electoral district of Essendon
*Electoral district of Essendon and Flemington
*Essendon, Victoria
**Essendon railway station
**Essendon Airport
*Essendon Football Club in the Australian Football League
United King ...
in the
Victorian Football League
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(VFL).
Career
A half-back, Hiskins started his career in the
Ovens & Murray Football League
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, with
Rutherglen
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in 1930.
[ (archived)] He joined Essendon in the
1934 VFL season
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and made 13 appearances that year. After playing for Essendon in the opening three rounds of the
1935 season, Hiskins returned to Rutherglen.
[ Hiskins was coach of their 1935 premiership team, which defeated Border United in the grand final He steered them to another grand final in 1936, but this time they finished on the losing team, unable to defeat ]Wangaratta
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.
Family
Fred Hiskins
John Frederick Hiskins (8 August 1878 – 25 November 1946) was an Australian rules footballer who played for Essendon in the Victorian Football League (VFL) during the early 1900s.
Hiskins came from a family of 16 and hailed from Lake Mooderm ...
, Jack's father, was a half forward for Essendon and won the VFL Leading Goal-kicker award in 1901.Arthur
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, Rupe and Stan
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References
1911 births
Australian rules footballers from Victoria (state)
Essendon Football Club players
Rutherglen Football Club players
Rutherglen Football Club coaches
1973 deaths
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