Jack Hacker

Jack Hacker (19 April 1914 – 17 September 1984)^[1] was an Australian rules footballer who played with South Melbourne in the Victorian Football League (VFL).^[2]

Jack Hacker
Personal information
Full name	Jack R. Hacker
Date of birth	(1914-04-19)19 April 1914
Place of birth	New South Wales
Date of death	17 September 1984(1984-09-17) (aged 70)
Original team(s)	Oaklands
Height	173 cm (5 ft 8 in)
Weight	86 kg (190 lb)
Playing career1
Years	Club	Games (Goals)
1937–1944	South Melbourne	111 (7)
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1944.
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com

Career

South Melbourne

Hacker, a defender who could play in the ruck, was recruited by South Melbourne from Oaklands in New South Wales.^[3][4] He won South Melbourne's "most improved player" award in 1938 and went on to play 111 league games for the club.^[5][6] This included two finals in 1942, a semi final win over Footscray and preliminary final loss to Essendon.^[7][8] A knee injury kept him on the sidelines in 1945 and he also wasn't able to play senior football the following year.^[9][10]

His brother, Alf Hacker, played for fellow VFL club North Melbourne.^[3]

Coaching

Hacker was appointed playing coach of Hampden Football League club Camperdown in 1947 and led the team to the grand final, which they lost to Warrnambool.^[11][12]

He was captain-coach of Camperdown again in 1948, when they narrowly missed out on making another grand final, with a seven-point loss to South Warrnambool in the preliminary final.^[13]

In 1949 he coached Shepparton to a premiership in the Central Goulburn Valley Football League.^[14]