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Australian rules footballer (1914–1984)

Australian rules footballer
Jack Hacker
Personal information
Full name Jack R. Hacker
Date of birth (1914-04-19)19 April 1914
Place of birth New South Wales
Date of death 17 September 1984(1984-09-17) (aged 70)
Original team(s) Oaklands
Height 173 cm (5 ft 8 in)
Weight 86 kg (190 lb)
Playing career
Years Club Games (Goals)
1937–1944 South Melbourne 111 (7)
Playing statistics correct to the end of 1944.
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com

Jack Hacker (19 April 1914 – 17 September 1984) was an Australian rules footballer who played with South Melbourne in the Victorian Football League (VFL).

Career

South Melbourne

Hacker, a defender who could play in the ruck, was recruited by South Melbourne from Oaklands in New South Wales. He won South Melbourne's "most improved player" award in 1938 and went on to play 111 league games for the club. This included two finals in 1942, a semi final win over Footscray and preliminary final loss to Essendon. A knee injury kept him on the sidelines in 1945 and he also wasn't able to play senior football the following year.

His brother, Alf Hacker, played for fellow VFL club North Melbourne.

Coaching

Hacker was appointed playing coach of Hampden Football League club Camperdown in 1947 and led the team to the grand final, which they lost to Warrnambool.

He was captain-coach of Camperdown again in 1948, when they narrowly missed out on making another grand final, with a seven-point loss to South Warrnambool in the preliminary final.

In 1949 he coached Shepparton to a premiership in the Central Goulburn Valley Football League.

References

  1. "Australian Football – Jack Hacker – Player Bio". Australian Football. Retrieved 5 January 2015.
  2. Holmesby, Russell; Main, Jim (2007). The Encyclopedia Of AFL Footballers. BAS Publishing. ISBN 9781920910785.
  3. ^ "South Completes "Hat-Trick"". Record (Emerald Hill). Emerald Hill, Vic. 7 August 1943. p. 3. Retrieved 5 January 2015 – via National Library of Australia.
  4. "Guide to South Football Prospects". Record (Emerald Hill). Emerald Hill, Vic. 13 March 1937. p. 4. Retrieved 5 January 2015 – via National Library of Australia.
  5. "Oaklands News". The Lockhart Review and Oaklands Advertiser. NSW. 10 January 1939. p. 4. Retrieved 5 January 2015 – via National Library of Australia.
  6. "Jack Hacker – Games Played". AFL Tables. Retrieved 5 January 2015.
  7. Main, Jim (31 July 2013). "Jim Main's Classic Matches - SF, 1942". sydneyswans.com.au. Retrieved 5 January 2015.
  8. "AFL Tables - Essendon v South Melbourne - Sat, 12-Sep-1942 2:30 PM - Match Stats". AFL Tables. Retrieved 5 January 2015.
  9. "Jack Hacker Refuses to Give in". Record (Emerald Hill). Emerald Hill, Vic. 8 September 1945. p. 1. Retrieved 5 January 2015 – via National Library of Australia.
  10. "Training Begins for South Footballers". Record (Emerald Hill). Emerald Hill, Vic. 8 March 1947. p. 1. Retrieved 5 January 2015 – via National Library of Australia.
  11. "Football Coach Appointed". Camperdown Chronicle (Afternoons ed.). Victoria. 3 March 1947. p. 1. Retrieved 5 January 2015 – via National Library of Australia.
  12. "League President's Congratulations". The Camperdown Chronicle (Afternoons ed.). Victoria. 8 September 1947. p. 2. Retrieved 5 January 2015 – via National Library of Australia.
  13. "South Win Football Final After Gruelling Struggle". Camperdown Chronicle. Victoria. 6 September 1948. p. 2. Retrieved 5 January 2015 – via National Library of Australia.
  14. "Hacker Leads Team To Premiership". Camperdown Chronicle. Victoria. 23 September 1949. p. 1. Retrieved 5 January 2015 – via National Library of Australia.

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