Frank Hailwood
| Frank Hailwood | |||
|---|---|---|---|
 Hailwood in 1899 | |||
| Personal information | |||
| Full name | Francis Hailwood | ||
| Nickname(s) | Charger | ||
| Date of birth | 3 April 1873 | ||
| Place of birth | Alexandra, Victoria | ||
| Date of death | 21 May 1944 (aged 71) | ||
| Place of death | Carlton, Victoria | ||
| Original team(s) | Collingwood Juniors | ||
| Position(s) | Ruckman | ||
| Playing career1 | |||
| Years | Club | Games (Goals) | |
| 1894–1896 | Collingwood (VFA) | 46 (17) | |
| 1897–1904 | Collingwood | 104 (37) | |
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1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1904. | |||
| Career highlights | |||
| Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com | |||
Frank Hailwood (3 April 1873 – 21 May 1944) was an Australian rules footballer who played for the Collingwood Football Club in the Victorian Football League (VFL).[1]
Family
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One of the eight children of Joseph Hailwood (1834–1912),[2] and Ellen Hailwood (1839-1916), née Connor,[3] Francis Hailwood was born at Alexandra, Victoria on 3 April 1873.
His brother, John Hailwood (1870-1917), was killed in action while serving with the First AIF in Belgium on 4 October 1917.[4]
Football
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Collingwood (VFA)
[edit]Recruited from Collingwood Juniors.
Collingwood (VFL)
[edit]Hailwood was Collingwood's ruckman during seven seasons in eight years for Collingwood in the VFL.[5][6] Hailwood played 150 games for Collingwood, including the 1902 Grand Final win over Essendon.
"Old Boy's" Champion Player of 1899
[edit]At the end of the 1899 season, in the process of naming his own "champion player", the football correspondent for The Argus ("Old Boy"), selected a team of the best players of the 1899 VFL competition:
- Backs: Maurie Collins (Essendon), Bill Proudfoot (Collingwood), Peter Burns (Geelong)
- Halfbacks: Pat Hickey (Fitzroy), George Davidson (South Melbourne), Alf Wood (Melbourne)
- Centres: Fred Leach (Collingwood), Firth McCallum (Geelong), Harry Wright (Essendon)
- Wings: Charlie Pannam (Collingwood), Eddie Drohan (Fitzroy), Herb Howson (South Melbourne)
- Forwards: Bill Jackson (Essendon), Eddy James (Geelong), Charlie Colgan (South Melbourne)
- Ruck: Mick Pleass (South Melbourne), Frank Hailwood (Collingwood), Joe McShane (Geelong)
- Rovers: Dick Condon (Collingwood), Bill McSpeerin (Fitzroy), Teddy Rankin (Geelong).
From those he considered to be the three best players — that is, Condon, Hickey, and Pleass — "Old Boy" selected Pat Hickey as his "champion player" of the season.[7]
Boulder City (GFA)
[edit]On 22 April 1903 he was cleared from Collingwood to the Boulder City Football Club in the West Australian Goldfields Football Association (GFA).[8]
Collingwood (VFL)
[edit]Although he was cleared from Collingwood Football Club to the Collingwood Juniors in July 1904,[9] he was reinstated in the senior team, playing in the last four of the last five home-and-away matches of the 1904 season, and in the 10 September 1904 Semi-Final team that lost to Fitzroy 7.8 (50) to 9.7 (61).
Subiaco (WAFA)
[edit]On 30 May 1906 he was cleared from Collingwood to the Subiaco Football Club in the West Australian Football Association (WAFA).[10]
Death
[edit]He died at his residence in Carlton, Victoria on 21 May 1944.[11][12]
Notes
[edit]- ^ Holmesby & Main (2014), p.352.
- ^ Deaths: Hailwood, The Age, (Tuesday, 6 August 1912), p.1.
- ^ Deaths: Hailwood, The Age, (Friday, 14 July 1916), p.1.
- ^ Roll of Honour: Private John Hailwood (3067), Australian War Memorial.
- ^ In a Tight Corner, The Weekly Times, (Saturday, 8 June 1901), p.11.
- ^ M'Kenzie makes a Brilliant Mark, The Weekly Time, (Saturday, 27 September 1902), p.9.
- ^ 'Old Boy', "Football: A Review of the Season", (Monday, 18 September 1899), p.6.
- ^ Football, The Argus, (Thursday, 23 April 1903), p.9.
- ^ Football, The Age, (Wednesday, 6 July 1904), p.11.
- ^ Football, The Argus, (Thursday, 31 May 1906), p.7.
- ^ Deaths: Hailwood, The Argus, (Wednesday, 24 May 1944), p.2.
- ^ Obituary: Mr Frank Hailwood, The Argus, (Wednesday, 24 May 1944), p.4.
References
[edit]- Holmesby, Russell & Main, Jim (2014), The Encyclopedia of AFL Footballers: every AFL/VFL player since 1897 (10th ed.), Melbourne, Victoria: Bas Publishing. ISBN 978-1-921496-32-5
External links
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- Frank Hailwood's playing statistics from AFL Tables
- Frank "Charger" Hailwood playing statistics from WAFL Footy Facts.
- Frank Hailwood at AustralianFootball.com
- Frank Hailwood, at Collingwood Forever.
- 1873 births
- 1944 deaths
- Australian rules footballers from Victoria (state)
- Australian Rules footballers: place kick exponents
- Collingwood Football Club (VFA) players
- Collingwood Football Club players
- Boulder City Football Club players
- Subiaco Football Club players
- Collingwood Football Club premiership players
- VFL/AFL premiership players