Johnny Hassett
{{Short description|Australian rules footballer}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=September 2015}}
{{Use Australian English|date=September 2015}}
{{Infobox AFL biography
| name = Johnny "Jack" Hassett
| image =
| fullname = John Thomas Hassett
| birth_date = {{birth date|1891|01|15|df=y}}
| birth_place = Leongatha, Victoria
| death_date = {{death date and age|1972|5|24|1891|01|15|df=y}}
| death_place = Leongatha, Victoria
| originalteam = Korumburra, Leongatha
| height =
| weight =
| position = Rover
| guernsey = 1
| statsend = 1915
| years1 = 1913–15
| club1 = {{AFL Mel}}
| games_goals1 = 17 (11)
| careerhighlights =
}}
John Thomas Hassett (15 January 1891 – 24 May 1972) was an Australian rules footballer who played with Melbourne in the Victorian Football League (VFL).{{cite book |title=The Encyclopedia of AFL Footballers: every AFL/VFL player since 1897 |last1=Holmesby|first1=Russell|last2=Main|first2=Jim |year=2009 |edition=8th |isbn=978-1-921496-00-4 |publisher=BAS Publishing |location=Seaford, Victoria |page=375}}
Football
Hassett was recruited from the Leongatha Football Club when playing in the Korumburra District Football Association. {{cite web |title=1913 - Football: Country Associations |url=https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/7247701 |website=Trove Newspapers |publisher=The Argus |access-date=9 January 2021 |pages=11 |date=22 September 1913}}
Football
In May 1919, an unidentified former Melbourne footballer, wrote to the football correspondent of The Argus as follows:
::"In 1914 the Melbourne football team, after its junction with the University, was a fine team, and succeeded in reaching the semi-finals.
Out of this combination the following players enlisted and served at the front:—
C. Lilley (seriously wounded), J. Hassett, H. Tomkins (severely wounded), J. Evans (seriously wounded), W. Hendrie, R. L. Park, J. Doubleday (died), A. Best, C. Burge (killed), C. (viz., A.) Williamson (killed), J. Brake, R. Lowell, E. Parsons (seriously wounded), A. M. Pearce (killed), F. Lugton (killed), A. George, C. Armstrong, P. Rodriguez (killed), J. Cannole (viz., Connole), A. Fraser (seriously wounded), T. Collins.
These are all players of note, and in themselves would have formed a very fine side, but there is only one of them playing at the present time, viz., C. Lilley, who, as a matter of fact, takes the field under some disability owing to severe wounds which he received on service." — The Argus, 16 May 1919.[http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article1468346 'Old Boy', "Football: Notes and Comments", The Argus, (Friday, 16 May 1919), p.8.]
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External links
- {{AFL Tables | J/Johnny_Hassett }}
- {{AustralianFootball | johnny+hassett/3155 }}
- [http://demonwiki.org/Johnny+Hassett/ Demonwiki: Player Profile]
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Category:Australian rules footballers from Victoria (state)
Category:Australian Rules footballers: place kick exponents
Category:Melbourne Football Club players
Category:People from Leongatha
Category:Australian Army soldiers
Category:Military personnel from Victoria (state)
Category:Australian military personnel of World War I
Category:20th-century Australian sportsmen
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