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]
| Frank Hailwood | |||
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 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 | |||
Family edit
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 edit
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 edit
- 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.