Frank 'Checker' Hughes

For other people of the same name, see Frank Hughes (disambiguation).

Frank Hughes

Personal information
Full name	Frank Hughes
Nickname(s)	Checker
Date of birth	(1894-02-26)26 February 1894
Date of death	23 January 1978(1978-01-23) (aged 83)
Original team(s)	Burnley
Height/Weight	175cm / 70kg
Playing career¹
Years	Club	Games (Goals)
1914–1923	Richmond	87 (51)
Coaching career³
Years	Club	Games (W–L–D)
1927–1932 1933–1941 1945–1948 1965 Total	Richmond Melbourne Melbourne Melbourne	120 (87–31–2) 173 (108–64–1) 84 (49–34–1) 1 (0–1–0) 378 (244–130–4)
¹ Playing statistics correct to the end of 1923 season. ³ Coaching statistics correct as of 1965.
Career highlights
Club 2× VFL premiership player: 1920, 1921 5× VFL premiership coach: 1932, 1939, 1940, 1941, 1948 Australian Football Hall of Fame Melbourne Hall of Fame Richmond Hall of Fame

Frank 'Checker' Hughes (born Francis Vane Hughes; 26 February 1894 – 23 January 1978) was a famous player and coach of Australian rules football in the Victorian Football League (later renamed to Australian Football League) in the period 1914 to 1948.

Playing career

A small and quick player with brilliant skills in stab passing and handball, Hughes played in two Richmond Football Club premiership sides.

Richmond 1914-15; 1919-23 (87 games, 51 goals)
- Premierships 1920, 1921.

Coaching career

Hughes coached over an extended period with a great deal of success, securing 5 VFL premierships. When his friend and former Richmond Secretary Percy Page went to Melbourne Football Club Hughes followed him. He renamed the "Fuschias" to Demons, sacked 13 players and instilled discipline in the club.

Ulverstone (Tasmania) 1924-1926
Richmond 1927-1932 (120 games, 87 wins, 31 losses, 2 draws)
- Premiership 1932.
Melbourne 1933-1941, 1945–1948, 1965 (254 games, 157 wins, 95 losses, 2 draws)
- Premierships 1939, 1940, 1941, 1948.

Hughes was inducted to the Australian Football Hall of Fame in 1996 with his citation reading:

Took Richmond to premiership success in 1932 then went to Melbourne and landed another four flags. A tough and disciplined coach.

References

Ross, John (1999). The Australian Football Hall of Fame. Australia: HarperCollinsPublishers. p. 79. ISBN 0-7322-6426-X.
Hogan P: The Tigers Of Old, Richmond FC, Melbourne 1996

External links

Frank 'Checker' Hughes's profile from AustralianFootball.com
AFL: Hall of Fame
Richmond Football Club - Hall of Fame

Richmond Football Club 1920/21 VFL premiers

1920: Richmond 7.10 (52) defeated Collingwood 5.5 (35), at the Melbourne Cricket Ground 1921: Richmond 5.6 (36) defeated Carlton 4.8 (32), at the Melbourne Cricket Ground

1. Herbert 4. James 5. Thorp 7. Taylor 8. Carew 10. Smith 12/1. Minogue (c) 15. Weatherill 17. Don 22. Hall 29. Hislop 32. Hughes 33. Harley

Coach: Minogue

Richmond Football Club 1932 VFL premiers

Richmond 13.14 (92) defeated Carlton 12.11 (83), at the Melbourne Cricket Ground

1. Bentley (c) 2. Twyford 4. Sheahan 6. Judkins 8. Geddes 9. Bolger 9. McCormack 12. Titus 13. Murdoch 14. Baggott 16. O'Neill 18. O'Halloran 19. Anderson 20. Hunter 23. G. Strang 25. Zschech 27. Martin 28. D. Strang 33. Heifner

Coach: Hughes

Melbourne Football Club 1939/40/41 VFL premiers

1939: Melbourne 21.22 (148) defeated Collingwood 14.11 (95), at the Melbourne Cricket Ground 1940: Melbourne 15.17 (107) defeated Richmond 10.8 (68), at the Melbourne Cricket Ground 1941: Melbourne 19.13 (127) defeated Essendon 13.20 (98), at the Melbourne Cricket Ground

4. Smith 9. Emselle 12. Mueller 15. Baggott 17. La Fontaine (c) 23. Wartman 24. Beames 29. O'Keefe 36. Anderson

Coach: Hughes

Melbourne Football Club 1948 VFL premiers

Melbourne 10.9 (69) drew with Essendon 7.27 (69), at the Melbourne Cricket Ground; Melbourne 13.11 (89) defeated Essendon 7.8 (50), at the Melbourne Cricket Ground

1. Denis Cordner 2. McKenzie 3. Collins 4. Smith 5. Deans 6. Craddock 7. Jackson 11. Bowman 12. Mueller 13. Spittle 16. Bickford 21. Don Cordner (c) 22. McGrath 25. McLean 28. Dullard 29. Arnold 30. Rodda 31. Rule 32. Dockett 35. McMahen

Coach: Hughes

Coaches of the Richmond Football Club

1908–1909: Condon 1910: Hall 1911: Incigneri 1912: C. Pannam 1913: Jenkins 1914–1916: Ricketts 1917: Maybury 1918: Nolan 1919: Clark 1920–1925: Minogue 1926: Morris 1927–1932: Hughes 1933: Schmidt 1934–1940: Bentley 1937: Titus 1941–1952: Dyer 1941: Titus 1953–1955: A. Pannam 1956: Oppy 1957–1960: McDonald 1961–1963: Rowe 1964: Harris 1964–1965: Smith 1965: Titus 1966–1976: Hafey 1971: Howell 1976–1978: Richardson 1979–1981: Jewell 1982–1983: Bourke 1984: Patterson 1985: Sproule 1985–1987: Jewell 1988–1991: Bartlett 1992: Jeans 1993–1995: Northey 1996–1997: Walls 1997–1999: Gieschen 2000–2004: Frawley 2005–2009: Wallace 2009: Rawlings 2010–: Hardwick

Italics denote caretaker coach

Coaches of the Melbourne Football Club

1907–1909: Hall 1910: Drohan 1912–1913: Hall 1914: Incigneri 1915: McKenzie 1919: Heinz 1920: Brosnan 1921–1923: Wilson 1924: Rattray 1925–1927: Chadwick 1928–1932: Warne-Smith 1933–1941: Hughes 1942–1944: Beames 1945–1948: Hughes 1949–1951: La Fontaine 1952–1965: Smith 1964: Barassi 1965: Hughes 1965–1967: Smith 1968–1970: Beckwith 1971–1973: Ridley 1974–1977: Skilton 1978: Jones 1979–1980: Ditterich 1981–1985: Barassi 1986–1992: Northey 1993–1997: Balme 1997: Hutchison 1998–2007: Daniher 2007: Riley 2008–2011: Bailey 2011: Viney 2012–2013: Neeld 2013: Craig 2014–: Roos

Italics denote caretaker coach

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