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Frank Hughes
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Full name Francis Vane Hughes
Nickname(s) Checker
Date of birth (1894-02-26)26 February 1894
Date of death 23 January 1978(1978-01-23) (aged 83)
Original team(s) Burnley
Height / weight 175cm / 70kg
Career highlights

Club

Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com

Francis Vane "Frank, Checker" Hughes (26 February 1894 – 23 January 1978) was a famous player and coach of Australian rules football in the Victorian Football League (later renamed to Australian Football League) in the period 1914 to 1948.

Playing career

A small and quick player with brilliant skills in stab passing and handball, Hughes played in two Richmond Football Club premiership sides.

  • Richmond 1914-15; 1919-23 (87 games, 51 goals)
    • Premierships 1920, 1921.

Coaching career

Hughes coached over an extended period with a great deal of success, securing 5 VFL premierships. When his friend and former Richmond Secretary Percy Page went to Melbourne Football Club Hughes followed him. He renamed the "Fuschias" to Demons, sacked 13 players and instilled discipline in the club.

  • Ulverstone (Tasmania) 1924-1926
  • Richmond 1927-1932 (120 games, 87 wins, 31 losses, 2 draws)
    • Premiership 1932.
  • Melbourne 1933-1941, 1945–1948, 1965 (254 games, 157 wins, 95 losses, 2 draws)
    • Premierships 1939, 1940, 1941, 1948.

Hughes was inducted to the Australian Football Hall of Fame in 1996 with his citation reading:

Took Richmond to premiership success in 1932 then went to Melbourne and landed another four flags. A tough and disciplined coach.

References

  • Ross, John (1999). The Australian Football Hall of Fame. Australia: HarperCollinsPublishers. p. 79. ISBN 0-7322-6426-X. {{cite book}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter: |coauthors= (help)
  • Hogan P: The Tigers Of Old, Richmond FC, Melbourne 1996

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