Frank Hanna (5 April 1924 – 28 November 2010)[1][2] was a former Australian rules footballer who played with Melbourne in the Victorian Football League (VFL).[3]
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| Personal information | |||
| Full name | Frank Hanna | ||
| Date of birth | 5 April 1924 | ||
| Place of birth | Walwa, Victoria | ||
| Date of death | 28 November 2010 (aged 86) | ||
| Place of death | Burnie, Tasmania | ||
| Original team(s) | Walwa | ||
| Position(s) | Ruckman | ||
| Playing career1 | |||
| Years | Club | Games (Goals) | |
| 1947–49 | Melbourne | 30 (3) | |
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1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1949. | |||
| Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com | |||
In 1948 he was badly injured when Jack Dyer strongly bumped him, breaking his collarbone and suffering a concussion. He was carried from the ground on the stretcher and Dyer played the remainder of the game thinking he had killed Hanna.[1][4]
In 1949 he coached the Horsham Football Club before moving to Tasmania in 1950 to coach Yeoman Football Club[5] and then Burnie Football Club from 1951.[6]
Notes
edit- ^ a b "Vale past player Frank Hanna".
- ^ "Frank Hanna – Player Bio". Australian Football. Retrieved 20 December 2014.
- ^ Holmesby, Russell; Main, Jim (2002). The Encyclopedia of AFL Footballers: every AFL/VFL player since 1897 (4th ed.). Melbourne, Victoria: Crown Content. p. 259. ISBN 1-74095-001-1.
- ^ "HANNA AND SIER BADLY INJURED". The Argus. Melbourne. 9 August 1948. p. 6. Retrieved 26 November 2013 – via National Library of Australia.
- ^ "To Coach Yeoman". The Examiner. Launceston, Tasmania. 26 January 1950. p. 18. Retrieved 26 November 2013 – via National Library of Australia.
- ^ "Frank Hanna To Coach Burnie Team". The Mercury. Hobart, Tasmania. 10 March 1951. p. 35. Retrieved 26 November 2013 – via National Library of Australia.
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