George Haines

DOB: 8 October, 1891
MFC Debut: Round 1, 1919 against St. Kilda at Junction Oval
Last MFC Game: Preliminary Final 1925 against Collingwood at MCG

Games: 106 (194 total)
Goals: 97 (169 total)
Career Statistics

Wins	Draws	Losses	Winning %
38	3	65	35.84

From: Geelong College/Geelong

Number: 15 1919-1925

Honours:
Captain - Coach - 1919
Captain - 1920
Leading Goalkicker - 1919
Victorian State Player - 1920, 1921, 1922, 1923, 1924

Born 'George Heinz', the man later known as George Haines was born in Ballarat and originally attended Ballarat College before shifting to Geelong College where he became a prominent member of their football team.

Beginning his VFL career at Geelong in 1910, Haines played 87 games in four years before World War I intervened. He had played for Victoria in the 1911 and 1914 carnivals, and was voted best Victorian player in the second series.

Changing his name to Haines to avoid anti-German sentiment, he served in the AIF, intially in the "Masseur Corps" and later the Sea Transport Corp before being discharged in 1917.

Year	Games	Goals	Brownlow
1919	14	15	n/a
1920	14	18	n/a
1921	16	22	n/a
1922	16	13	n/a
1923	13	14	n/a
1924	14	10	0
1925	19	5	0

Coaching

Matches	Wins	Draws	Losses	%
14	0	0	14	0.0

First game as coach: Round 1, 1919 vs St. Kilda at Junction Oval
Last game as coach: Round 18, 1919 vs Essendon at MCG

Signed as Captain/Coach of the Fuschias in their first season after the war, Haines had the misfortune of taking over as coach when the club was at its lowest ebb. He failed to win a game all season and was replaced as coach by Gerald Brosnan, although he retained his job as captain.

In 1921 when Percy Wilson became captain-coach Haines was named vice-captain.

In 1922 Haines was voted the best rover in the league by the Sporting Globe and captained Victoria against South Australia. He was also one of the side's most reliable players, never playing less than 13 games in a season until retirement. In 1923 he was vice-captain of Victoria before leading the side against New South Wales in 1924.

Haines missed the 1926 season before being appointed coach of St. Kilda in 1927. He played one one game for the Saints when they were short of players.

Haines later returned to Melbourne and served as a committeeman into the 1940's.

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