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Australian rules footballer

Australian rules footballer
John Hoiles
Personal information
Full name John E. Hoiles
Date of birth (1938-08-11)11 August 1938
Original team(s) Sunbury
Height 188 cm (6 ft 2 in)
Weight 85 kg (187 lb)
Position(s) Centre half back
Playing career
Years Club Games (Goals)
1957–1964 Footscray 117 (7)
Playing statistics correct to the end of 1964.
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com

John "Johnny" Hoiles (born 11 August 1938) is a former Australian rules footballer who played with Footscray in the Victorian Football League (VFL).

Hoiles, who was a blacksmith, played as a key defender for Footscray, after starting his career as a ruckman. He was used as a centre half-back in the 1961 VFL Grand Final, which Footscray lost to Hawthorn.

From midway through the 1959 VFL season until the end of the 1964 season, Hoiles put together 101 consecutive games. He didn't extend the streak further in 1965 and instead signed with Ovens & Murray Football League (OMFL) side Corowa, as captain-coach. Following his stint as coach, Hoiles played in Corowa's 1968 premiership, their first since 1932.

Hoiles went onto be captain / coach of Leitchville in the Northern District Football League in 1969.

He has a son, also named John, who played for Geelong during the 1980s.

References

  1. Holmesby, Russell; Main, Jim (2007). The Encyclopedia Of AFL Footballers. BAS Publishing. ISBN 978-1-920910-78-5.
  2. ^ AFL Tables: John Hoiles
  3. The Age,"Bulldogs Hold John Hoiles", 31 March 1965, p. 1

Links

1968 O&MFL Premiers: Corowa FC team photo

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