Jack Hacker

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^1
Years	Club	Games (Goals)
1937–1944	South Melbourne	111 (7)
^1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1944.
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com

Jack Hacker (19 April 1914 – 17 September 1984)[1] was an Australian rules footballer who played with South Melbourne in the Victorian Football League (VFL).[2]

Career

South Melbourne

Hacker, a defender who could play in the ruck, was recruited by South Melbourne from Oaklands in New South Wales.[3][4] He won South Melbourne's "most improved player" award in 1938 and went on to play 111 league games for the club.[5][6] This included two finals in 1942, a semi final win over Footscray and preliminary final loss to Essendon.[7][8] A knee injury kept him on the sidelines in 1945 and he also wasn't able to play senior football the following year.[9][10]

His brother, Alf Hacker, played for fellow VFL club North Melbourne.[3]

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.[11][12]

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.[13]

In 1949 he coached Shepparton to a premiership in the Central Goulburn Valley Football League.[14]

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.

External links

• Jack Hacker's playing statistics from AFL Tables