Bill Hearn
Bill Hearn | |||
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Personal information | |||
Full name | Roger Musgrove Hearn | ||
Date of birth | 4 March 1913 | ||
Place of birth | Bungaree, Victoria | ||
Original team(s) | South Ballarat | ||
Height | 178 cm (5 ft 10 in) | ||
Weight | 71 kg (157 lb) | ||
Playing career1 | |||
Years | Club | Games (Goals) | |
1935 | Richmond | 6 (5) | |
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1935. | |||
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com |
Roger Musgrove "Bill" Hearn (born 4 March 1913) was an Australian rules footballer who played with Richmond in the Victorian Football League (VFL).[1]
Family[]
The son of Richard William Hearn (1875-1934), and Sarah Jane Hearn (1877-1947), née Dempsey, Roger Musgrove Hearn, known as "Bill", was born at Bungaree, Victoria on 4 March 1913.
Football[]
Golden Point (BFL)[]
In 1932 he played 11 games and scored 16 goals for the Golden Point Football Club in the Ballarat Football League (BFL).
South Ballarat (BFL)[]
In 1933 he transferred to the South Ballarat Football Club in the Ballarat Football League (BFL).
Richmond (VFL)[]
In 1935 he was eventually cleared to Richmond,[2][3] and he played in 6 games, scoring 5 goals, for the First XVIII,[4] and in 8 games, scoring 7 goals, for the Second XVIII.[5] He was also selected to play for Richmond in its exhibition match, against the Tasmanian Football League's representative team, at North Hobart on 3 August 1935;[6] However, at the last minute he was replaced in the team.[7]
South Ballarat (BFL)[]
Rather unsettled by his return to Ballarat in 1936,[8][9][10][11] he played in one more season with South Ballarat.[12]
Minyip (WFL)[]
In 1937 he went on to play for the Minyip Football Club — coached by his brother, Leslie Mannix "Mike" Hearn (1918-1999) — in the Wimmera Football League for three seasons (1937-1939), and was the League's leading goalkicker in 1939, with 41 goals.[13][14]
Coleraine (WDFL)[]
In 1940, he was playing with the Coleraine Football Club in the Western District Football League (WDFL).[15][16]
Notes[]
- ^ Holmesby & Main (2014), p.383.
- ^ 'Forward', "Football: League Newcomers: Players Signed Up By Clubs: Full Official List: Richmond", The Age, (Friday, 15 February 1935), p.9.
- ^ 'Spectator', "Changes in League Teams for Second Round: Richmond Unfurls Pennant", The Argus, (Friday, 3 May 1935), p.15.
- ^ Richmond Surprises: Team Changes for Hawthorn, The Argus, (Friday, 21 June 1935), p.13.
- ^ League Seconds, The Argus, (Friday, 17 May 1935), p.14.
- ^ 'Onlooker', "VFL Premiers Richmond at Hobart: Match with League". The (Hobart) Mercury, (Saturday, 3 August 1935), p.19.
- ^ League Beaten, The (Launceston) Examiner, (Monday, 5 August 1935), p.2.
- ^ Theft of Watches: Footballer for Trial, The Age, (Saturday, 23 May 1936), p.23.
- ^ Ballarat and District: Charge Against Footballer, The Argus, (Saturday, 23 May 1936), p.18.
- ^ "I Don't Know Why": Footballer Admitted Housebreaking, The (Port Pirie) Recorder, (Thursday, 28 May 1936), p.4.
- ^ Footballer is Given Chance, The Herald, (Tuesday, 16 June 1936), p.8.
- ^ Ballarat Too Strong, The Horsham Times, (Tuesday, 23 June 1936), p.5.
- ^ Hogan (1996), p.97.
- ^ Minyip Stalwarts, The Weekly Times, (Saturday, 10 July 1937), p.69.
- ^ Hamilton Unbeaten in West, The Weekly Times, (Saturday, 13 July 1940), p.39.
- ^ Coleraine Win Cup, The Weekly Times, (Saturday, 17 August 1940), p.39.
References[]
- Holmesby, Russell; Main, Jim (2014). The Encyclopedia of AFL Footballers: every AFL/VFL player since 1897 (10th ed.). Seaford, Victoria: BAS Publishing. ISBN 978-1-921496-32-5.
- Hogan P: The Tigers Of Old, Richmond FC, (Melbourne), 1996. ISBN 0-646-18748-1: note that Hogan, at p.97, has him as Hearne.
- World War Two Nominal Roll: Private William Hearn (VX61457), Department of Veterans' Affairs.
- A41, 46330: "HEARN William (Private): Service Number - VX61457: Unit - 2/23rd Australian Infantry Battalion, Australian Infantry Battalion: Date of Court Martial - 17 December 1942" (documents not yet examined for release), National Archives of Australia.
- A471, 47957: "HEARN William (Private): Service Number - VX61457: Unit - 2/23rd Australian Infantry Battalion, Australian Military Forces: Date of Court Martial - 29 August 1943" (documents not yet examined for release), National Archives of Australia.
- B883, VX61457: World War Two Service Record: Private William Hearn (VX61457), National Archives of Australia.
External links[]
- Bill Hearn's playing statistics from AFL Tables
- Bill Hearn at AustralianFootball.com
- 1913 births
- Australian rules footballers from Victoria (Australia)
- Golden Point Football Club players
- South Ballarat Football Club players
- Richmond Football Club players
- Minyip Football Club players
- Australian rules biography, 1913 birth stubs