John Hayes (footballer, born 1939)

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John Hayes
Personal information
Full name John Hayes
Date of birth (1939-08-06) 6 August 1939 (age 82)
Original team(s) Warracknabeal
Height 177 cm (5 ft 10 in)
Weight 75 kg (165 lb)
Position(s) Defender
Playing career1
YearsClubGames (Goals)
1961–1966 Fitzroy 94 (21)
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1966.
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com

John Hayes (born 6 August 1939) is a former Australian rules footballer who played with Fitzroy in the Victorian Football League (VFL). [1]

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Football

Fitzroy (VFL)

A defender, Hayes came to Fitzroy from Warracknabeal. [2] Hayes captained Fitzroy for most of the 1966 VFL season, replacing Ralph Rogerson, who retired five rounds into the year. [3]

On 6 July 1963, playing as first rover, he was a member of the young and inexperienced Fitzroy team that comprehensively and unexpectedly defeated Geelong, 9.13 (67) to 3.13 (31) in the 1963 Miracle Match.

Yarrawonga

He then moved to Yarrawonga, a club which he would captain-coach. [4]

See also

Notes

  1. "AFL Tables: John Hayes". afltables.com.
  2. Holmesby, Russell; Main, Jim (2007). The Encyclopedia Of AFL Footballers. BAS Publishing. ISBN   978-1-920910-78-5.
  3. Lovett, Michael (2004). AFL 2004 – The Official Statistical History Of The AFL. AFL Publishing. ISBN   0-9580300-5-7.
  4. The Age , "Top rovers injured, so Wodonga in trouble", 16 May 1969, p. 13

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