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| Birth | June 19, 1923, |
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| Debut | 1945, West Torrens, SANFL vs. Events 1179 - The Norwegian Battle of Kalvskinnet outside Nidaros. Year 1923 ( MCMXXIII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1945 ( MCMXLV) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar West Torrens Football Club was an Australian rules football club that competed in the South Australian National Football League (SANFL from 1897 to 1990 when , at |
| Team(s) | West Torrens (1945-1958)
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| Coaching career¹ | |
| Team(s) | West Torrens (1951) |
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Robert W. For the list of winners of the award see List of Magarey Medallists. The Australian Football Hall of Fame was established in 1996 the Centenary year of the Australian Football League, to help recognise the contributions made to the sport of The South Australian Football Hall of Fame was created in 2002 to recognise the players coaches umpires administrators and journalists who had made a significant contribution in the "Bob" Hank is a former Australian rules footballer in the South Australian National Football League (SANFL). Australian (rules football, or simply known as football, footy or Aussie rules, is a Team sport played between two teams of 18 players Clubs Several clubs share their nicknames with AFL/VFL clubs This is purely coincidental the teams are not named after each other
Hank actually began his senior playing career with the wartime combination of West Torrens-Port Adelaide in 1944. He stepped smoothly in the West Torrens senior side next year when the official SANFL competition resumed. West Torrens Football Club was an Australian rules football club that competed in the South Australian National Football League (SANFL from 1897 to 1990 when Indeed, he featured prominently playing centre in Torrens' winning Grand Final side that triumphed that year over their former wartime partners, Port Adelaide. In the sport of Australian rules football, each of the eighteen players in a team are assigned to a particular named position on the field of play A Grand Final is a predominantly Australian sporting term used to describe a final that decides a league champion Port Adelaide Football Club, often referred to as simply Port or the Power is an Australian rules football club based in Adelaide, South Australia
Hank's brilliant start to his career continued in 1946 with the first of back-to-back Magarey Medals - the SANFL's highest individual award for the "fairest and most brilliant" player. For the list of winners of the award see List of Magarey Medallists.
1946 was also when he was selected for the first of 27 State representative appearances. He went on to captain the State side between 1951 and 1954. Hank earned selection in the inaugural All-Australian team at the 1953 Adelaide carnival. The All-Australian Team is an All star team of Australian rules footballers selected by a panel at the end of each season Adelaide is the capital and most populous city of the Australian state of South Australia, and is the fifth largest city in Australia with a
Throughout his career Hank was known for his fine ball handling and his distinctive left foot drop-kicks. Hank played in the centre or across half-forward with immense courage and tantalising elusiveness. In the sport of Australian rules football, each of the eighteen players in a team are assigned to a particular named position on the field of play In his latter years he played despite serious injuries and when finally retired in 1958 he had played a total of 224 games.
In total Hank won the West Torrens' best and fairest award nine times (6 in a row between 1945 and 1950). Best and Fairest (also known as Fairest and Best in some competitions notably the Australian Football League) is the term commonly used in Australian sport to describe He captained his club for nine seasons and was captain-coach in 1951. He was a member of West Torrens' last ever premiership team in 1953.
Hank was inducted into the Australian Football Hall of Fame in 1999 in recognition of his superb playing skills and achievements. The Australian Football Hall of Fame was established in 1996 the Centenary year of the Australian Football League, to help recognise the contributions made to the sport of He was inducted into the SANFL Hall of Fame in its first year in 2002.
References
- Ross, John (1999). The Australian Football Hall of Fame. Australia: HarperCollinsPublishers, p. 143. ISBN 0-7322-6426-X.
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