Joseph Daniel Hogan (17 November 1875 – 21 December 1943) was an

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er who played with St Kilda in both the Victorian Football Association (VFA) and the Victorian Football League (VFL).

Family

The son of merchant James Hogan (1831-1917), and Mary Hogan (-1900), née Thompson, Joseph Daniel Hogan was born at St Kilda on 17 November 1875. He never married.

Education

He was educated at

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, and at the

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, graduating Bachelor of Arts (B.A.) on 16 March 1985, Master of Arts (M.A.) and Bachelor of Laws (LL.B.) on 20 March 1897, and Master of Laws (LL.M.) on 16 March 1899.

Football

Recruited from the Metropolitan Junior Football Association (MJFA) team "

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", Hogan was a

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, regarded as one of the finest St Kilda players in their early VFL years, a period where the club was little more than a chopping block. In his career, St Kilda won 22 and drew 2 of the 125 matches he played in (18.4% success rate). Due to the demands of his law practice he played just six matches in 1899–1900, and missed the entire 1901 season. He was appointed captain in 1902, but the club lost all 17 matches that season. Hogan was a ruckman and key position player, and upon his retirement was described by H. C. A. Harrison as one of the game's greatest players, particularly skilled for his high marking and ruck work.

Last match of 1904

Late in the final quarter — in what he thought (at the time) was to be his last match for St Kilda — playing against Carlton on an extremely windy day at Princes Park on 3 September 1904, when Carlton was so far in front that a loss was impossible, Hogan (one of St Kilda's best players on the day) took the ball from the backline and, moving down the ground, ran towards the St Kilda goal. Carlton ruckman

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, well aware that it was Hogan's last game, moved out of Hogan's way, allowing Hogan a free passage to the goals. Elliott was so eager to assist Hogan that he shouldered a team-mate, the Carlton half-back Billy Leeds, out of the way. Hogan, now free to progress goalwards, got in range, and completely unimpeded, kicked for goal, but only managed a behind.

Legal career

He was admitted to practise as a barrister and solicitor on 3 May 1897, and for 45 years he worked in joint partnership with his brother, James Thompson Hogan (1873-1944), at Hogan and Hogan of Queen Street, Melbourne.

Death

He died in a St Kilda private hospital on 21 December 1943, and was buried at the

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.Obituary: Mr. J.D. Hogan, ''The Age'', (Thursday, 23 December 1943), p.3.
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Footnotes

References

'Follower', "The Footballers' Alphabet", ''The Leader'', (Saturday, 23 July 1898), p.17.
* * Ross, J. (ed), ''100 Years of Australian Football 1897–1996: The Complete Story of the AFL, All the Big Stories, All the Great Pictures, All the Champions, Every AFL Season Reported'', Viking, (Ringwood), 1996. * Photograph
St. Kilda Football Team, ''Punch'', (Thursday, 2 July 1903), p.17.

External links

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