Johnny Hassett

Johnny "Jack" Hassett
Johnny "Jack" Hassett
Personal information
Full name	John Thomas Hassett
Date of birth	15 January 1891
Place of birth	Leongatha, Victoria
Date of death	24 May 1972 (aged 81)
Place of death	Leongatha, Victoria
Original team(s)	Korumburra, Leongatha
Position(s)	Rover
Playing career1
Years	Club
1913–15	Melbourne
	1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1915.
	Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com

John Thomas Hassett (15 January 1891 – 24 May 1972) was an Australian rules footballer who played with Melbourne in the Victorian Football League (VFL).^[1]

Football

Hassett was recruited from the Leongatha Football Club when playing in the Korumburra District Football Association. ^[2]

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.^[3]

^ Holmesby, Russell; Main, Jim (2009). The Encyclopedia of AFL Footballers: every AFL/VFL player since 1897 (8th ed.). Seaford, Victoria: BAS Publishing. p. 375. ISBN 978-1-921496-00-4.
^ "1913 - Football: Country Associations". Trove Newspapers. The Argus. 22 September 1913. p. 11. Retrieved 9 January 2021.
^ 'Old Boy', "Football: Notes and Comments", The Argus, (Friday, 16 May 1919), p.8.

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