Gordon Hocking
Australian rules footballer, born 1919
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Gordon Charles Hocking (12 August 1919 – 24 March 1986)[1] was an Australian rules footballer who played for Collingwood in the Victorian Football League (VFL).
South Melbourne, Victoria
Balwyn, Victoria
| Gordon Hocking | |||
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Hocking (right) in the early 1940s | |||
| Personal information | |||
| Full name | Gordon Charles Hocking | ||
| Born |
12 August 1919 South Melbourne, Victoria | ||
| Died |
24 March 1986 (aged 66) Balwyn, Victoria | ||
| Original team | Chelsea | ||
| Height | 178 cm (5 ft 10 in) | ||
| Weight | 81 kg (179 lb) | ||
| Playing career1 | |||
| Years | Club | Games (Goals) | |
| 1938–1952 | Collingwood | 171 (80) | |
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1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1952. | |||
| Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com | |||
Football
Hocking was primarily a knock ruckman but could also play most positions around the ground. He made his debut at Collingwood in the 1938 VFL season and was a losing Grand Finalist in his first two seasons. In 1950 he was appointed club captain and he remained in the role the following year, leading Collingwood to a Preliminary Final which they lost to Essendon by two points. Hocking was a regular interstate representative for Victoria and starred at the 1950 Brisbane Carnival. That year he was named as a half back flanker in the Sporting Life Team of the Year.
Hocking retired during the 1952 VFL season, the last remaining pre-World War II VFL player.[2]
Military service
He served overseas with the Second AIF.
