Gordon Hocking
Australian rules footballer, born 1919
Gordon Charles Hocking (12 August 1919, 24 March 1986) was an Australian rules footballer who played for Collingwood in the Victorian Football League (VFL).
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Hocking was primarily a knock ruckman but could also play most positions around the ground. He made his debut at Collingwood in the 1938 VFL season and was a losing Grand Finalist in his first two seasons. In 1950 he was appointed club captain and he remained in the role the following year, leading Collingwood to a Preliminary Final which they lost to Essendon by two points. Hocking was a regular interstate representative for Victoria and starred at the 1950 Brisbane Carnival. That year he was named as a half back flanker in the Sporting Life Team of the Year.
Hocking retired during the 1952 VFL season, the last remaining pre-World War II VFL player.
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- Gordon Hocking early 1940s.jpg by Unknown photographer, Public domain
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