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Hassa Mann

{{short description|Australian rules footballer}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=September 2015}}

{{Use Australian English|date=September 2015}}

{{Infobox AFL biography

| name = Hassa Mann

| image =

| fullname = Harold Peter Mann

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1940|10|09|df=y}}

| birth_place =

| death_date =

| death_place =

| originalteam = Rutherglen

| height = 177 cm

| weight = 76 kg

| position =

| statsend = 1968

| years1 = 1959–1968

| club1 = {{AFL Mel}}

| games_goals1 = 178 (193)

| years2 = 1969–1971

| club2 = South Fremantle

| games_goals2 = 62 (133)

| games_goalstotal = 240 (326)

| careerhighlights = Club

Overall

}}

Harold Peter "Hassa" Mann (born 9 October 1940) is a former Australian rules footballer who played for and captained Melbourne in the VFL during the 1960s. He earned the name Hassa when he was a toddler, from his cousin and future Melbourne footballer Len Mann.

A centreman, Mann was recruited from Rutherglen, Victoria and made his debut for Melbourne in their premiership season of 1959. He was a premiership player again the following season and went on to become the club captain in 1965, a position he kept for four seasons.

Mann finished in the top 10 of the Brownlow Medal count four times, including placing equal 7th in 1966 and equal 5th in 1967. He won Melbourne's Best and Fairest back to back in 1962 and 1963, and for a third time in 1967. He also twice topped their goalkicking, doing so as captain in 1967 and 1968. For his performance for Victoria in the 1966 Hobart Carnival he earned All-Australian selection.

After finishing his VFL career in Victoria he became captain-coach at South Fremantle, in Western Australia in the WAFL, winning a best and fairest in his debut season and captain-coaching that club to a Premiership in his second year, 1970.{{cite web|last=Carroll|first=Lynda|title=Where are they now? Hassa Mann|url=http://www.melbournefc.com.au/news/2010-07-07/where-are-they-now-hassa-mann|publisher=Official AFL Website of the Melbourne Football Club|access-date=23 December 2010|date=7 July 2010}}

Mann coached Caulfield in the Victorian Football Association in 1981,{{citation|first=Marc|last=Fiddian|year=2004|title=The VFA: a history of the Victorian Football Association, 1877–1995|page=195}} and he was coach of the 1982 Eltham premiership team.[http://www.elthamfc.com.au/Captains&Coaches.asp Eltham Captains & Coaches]

In 2000 he was named at the half forward flank in Melbourne's official 'Team of the Century'. He was inducted into the Australian Football Hall of Fame in 2013.{{cite news |url= http://www.adelaidenow.com.au/sport/afl/melbourne-great-harold-hassa-mann-enters-afl-hall-of-fame/story-e6frecm3-1226657238733| title = Melbourne great Harold "Hassa" Mann enters AFL Hall of Fame | first = Jon | last = Anderson | date =4 June 2013}}

Playing statistics

:[http://afltables.com/afl/stats/players/H/Hassa_Mann.html Hassa Mann's Player Profile at AFL Tables]

{{AFL player statistics legend}}

{{AFL player statistics start}}

|- style="background-color: #EAEAEA"

! scope="row" style="text-align:center" | 1959

|style="text-align:center;"|{{AFL Mel}}

| 29 || 17 || 21 || {{n/a}} || {{n/a}} || {{n/a}} || {{n/a}} || {{n/a}} || {{n/a}} || 1.2 || {{n/a}} || {{n/a}} || {{n/a}} || {{n/a}} || {{n/a}} || {{n/a}}

|-

! scope="row" style="text-align:center" | 1960

|style="text-align:center;"|{{AFL Mel}}

| 29 || 20 || 22 || {{n/a}} || {{n/a}} || {{n/a}} || {{n/a}} || {{n/a}} || {{n/a}} || 1.1 || {{n/a}} || {{n/a}} || {{n/a}} || {{n/a}} || {{n/a}} || {{n/a}}

|- style="background:#eaeaea;"

! scope="row" style="text-align:center" | 1961

|style="text-align:center;"|{{AFL Mel}}

| 29 || 20 || 26 || {{n/a}} || {{n/a}} || {{n/a}} || {{n/a}} || {{n/a}} || {{n/a}} || 1.3 || {{n/a}} || {{n/a}} || {{n/a}} || {{n/a}} || {{n/a}} || {{n/a}}

|-

! scope="row" style="text-align:center" | 1962

|style="text-align:center;"|{{AFL Mel}}

| 29 || 20 || 8 || {{n/a}} || {{n/a}} || {{n/a}} || {{n/a}} || {{n/a}} || {{n/a}} || 0.4 || {{n/a}} || {{n/a}} || {{n/a}} || {{n/a}} || {{n/a}} || {{n/a}}

|- style="background:#eaeaea;"

! scope="row" style="text-align:center" | 1963

|style="text-align:center;"|{{AFL Mel}}

| 29 || 20 || 6 || {{n/a}} || {{n/a}} || {{n/a}} || {{n/a}} || {{n/a}} || {{n/a}} || 0.3 || {{n/a}} || {{n/a}} || {{n/a}} || {{n/a}} || {{n/a}} || {{n/a}}

|-

! scope="row" style="text-align:center" | 1964

|style="text-align:center;"|{{AFL Mel}}

| 29 || 19 || 15 || {{n/a}} || {{n/a}} || {{n/a}} || {{n/a}} || {{n/a}} || {{n/a}} || 0.8 || {{n/a}} || {{n/a}} || {{n/a}} || {{n/a}} || {{n/a}} || {{n/a}}

|- style="background:#eaeaea;"

! scope="row" style="text-align:center" | 1965

|style="text-align:center;"|{{AFL Mel}}

| 29 || 14 || 9 || 8 || 241 || 46 || 287 || 61 || {{n/a}} || 0.6 || 0.6 || 17.2 || 3.3 || 20.5 || 4.4 || {{n/a}}

|-

! scope="row" style="text-align:center" | 1966

|style="text-align:center;"|{{AFL Mel}}

| 29 || 14 || 19 || 15 || 294 || 242 || 52 || 69 || {{n/a}} || 1.4 || 1.1 || 17.3 || 3.7 || 21.0 || 4.9 || {{n/a}}

|- style="background:#eaeaea;"

! scope="row" style="text-align:center" | 1967

|style="text-align:center;"|{{AFL Mel}}

| 29 || 17 || 38 || 20 || 325 || 66 || 391 || 79 || {{n/a}} || 2.2 || 1.2 || 19.1 || 3.9 || 23.0 || 4.6 || {{n/a}}

|-

! scope="row" style="text-align:center" | 1968

|style="text-align:center;"|{{AFL Mel}}

| 29 || 18 || 29 || 21 || 345 || 71 || 416 || 95 || {{n/a}} || 1.6 || 1.2 || 19.2 || 3.9 || 23.1 || 5.3 || {{n/a}}

|- class="sortbottom"

! colspan=3| Career

! 178

! 193

! 64

! 1153

! 235

! 1388

! 304

! {{n/a}}

! 1.1

! 1.0

! 18.3

! 3.7

! 22.0

! 4.8

! {{n/a}}

|}

References

{{Reflist}}

External links

  • {{AFL Tables}}
  • {{AustralianFootball}}
  • {{WAFL FootyFacts}}
  • [http://demonwiki.org/Hassa+Mann DemonWiki profile]

{{Melbourne Football Club Team of the Century}}

{{1959/60 Melbourne dual premiership players}}

{{1964 Melbourne premiership players}}

{{Melbourne Football Club captains}}

{{Keith 'Bluey' Truscott Trophy winners}}

{{Melbourne leading goalkickers}}

{{1966 All-Australian team}}

{{1966 Victoria State Football Team}}

{{DEFAULTSORT:Mann, Hassa}}

Category:1940 births

Category:Australian rules footballers from Victoria (state)

Category:Melbourne Football Club players

Category:South Fremantle Football Club players

Category:South Fremantle Football Club coaches

Category:Keith 'Bluey' Truscott Trophy winners

Category:All-Australians (1953–1988)

Category:Melbourne Football Club captains

Category:Melbourne Football Club CEOs

Category:Rutherglen Football Club players

Category:Australian Football Hall of Fame inductees

Category:Eltham Football Club coaches

Category:Living people

Category:Melbourne Football Club premiership players

Category:VFL/AFL premiership players

Category:Caulfield Football Club coaches