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Dick Hingston

DOB: 16 December, 1915
Died: December, 1999

Debut: Round 3, 1938 against Fitzroy at Brunswick Street
Last Game: Round 3, 1946 against Essendon at Windy Hill

Games: 64
Goals: 0
Career Statistics (external link)

WinsDrawsLossesWinning %
5001478.12

From: St. Patrick's Ballarat

Number: 32 1938-1946

Honours:
Premiership Player - 1939, 1940
Best First Year Player - 1938

Played 14 games on a half-back flank in his first year and won the Best First Year Player award. He played in a premiership in his second season, and won another premiership in 1940.

Hingston missed the 1941 Grand Final because of war service and missed the next five seasons serving in the army. He returned in 1946 to play the first three games of the season before retiring.

In 1948 he joined Wycheproof as coach, introduced the Melbourne jumper to the side and won a premiership the next year.

YearGamesGoalsBrownlow
1938 1402
1939 1902
1940 1201
1941 1605
1946 300

Notes
This article (external link) says he was cleared from Ballarat Imperial

Media
"Flag-winning Demon dies" - Herald Sun 09/12/1999

Links
Wikipedia profile (external link)


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