Dick Hall (Australian footballer)

Richard John Hall (20 November 1872 – 14 December 1906) was an Australian rules footballer who played with Collingwood in the Victorian Football League (VFL).

Dick Hall
Personal information
Full name Richard John Hall
Date of birth (1872-11-20)20 November 1872
Place of birth Bedwellty, Monmouthshire, Wales
Date of death 14 December 1906(1906-12-14) (aged 34)
Place of death South Preston, Victoria
Original team(s) Collingwood Juniors
Height 178 cm (5 ft 10 in)
Weight 75 kg (165 lb)
Playing career1
Years Club Games (Goals)
1895-6 Collingwood VFA) 32 (19)
1897 Collingwood VFL)   1 (0)
Total 33 (19)
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1897.
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com

Family

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The son of James Hall (1846-1920),[1] and Margaret Hall (1847-1908), née Jarman,[2] Richard John Hall was born at Bedwellty, in Monmouthshire, in Wales on 20 November 1872, and arrived in Australia, at Melbourne, on the S.S. Northumberland, on 23 April 1873.

Football

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Collingwood (VFA)

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He played in 32 games for Collingwood in the VFA in 1895 and 1896,[3][4] and was a follower for the Collingwood team that defeated South Melbourne in the 1896 VFA premiership match, Collingwood's last match in the VFA.[5][6][7]

Collingwood (VFL)

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He was the 23rd player to play for Collingwood in its first season of the VFL competition, playing in his single VFL game against South Melbourne, at the Lake Oval, on 29 May 1897.

He was granted a clearance from Collingwood to Albion United in the Victorian Junior Football Association in June 1897.[8]

Death

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He died at South Preston, Victoria on 14 December 1906.[9][10][11][12]

Notes

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  1. ^ Deaths: Hall, The Age, (Thursday, 25 November 1920), p.1.
  2. ^ Deaths: Hall, The Age, (Saturday, 17 October 1908), p.7.
  3. ^ Pennings (2016), pp. 116, 123, 133, 145, 148, 457, 522, 578.
  4. ^ Football: Collingwood v. Combined Ballarat, The Ballarat Star, (Monday, 13 July 1896), p.4.
  5. ^ Football, The Australasian, (Saturday, 10 October 1896), p. 17.
  6. ^ Our Own Yesterdays, The (Emerald Hill) Record, (Saturday, 21 September 1935), p. 4.
  7. ^ The Two Teams: Collingwood & So. Melbourne (photograph),The Leader, (Saturday, 10 October 1896), p.7: Hall is the second Collingwood player from the left in the back row.
  8. ^ Football: Victorian Junior Association, The Age, (Friday, 25 June 1897), p.3.
  9. ^ Deaths: Hall, The Age, (Saturday, 15 December 1906), p.7.
  10. ^ "Deaths: Hall". The Argus. No. 18, 850. Victoria, Australia. 15 December 1906. p. 13.
  11. ^ Law Notices, The Age, (Tuesday, 18 December 1906), p.4.
  12. ^ In Memoriam: Hall, (Saturday, 14 December 1907), p.7.

References

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