Alec Hall
Essendon and St Kilda · “Joker”
AFL career
20 games18 goals
- Debut
- R1 1898 v FIT14 May 1898
- Most recent
- R10 1906 v SME14 July 1906
Coaching career
155 games58 wins94 losses3 draws
- First
- R1 1906 v FIT5 May 1906
- Most recent
- R17 1925 v NTH12 Sept 1925
Stats
1906 | STK | 1 | 0.0 |
1900 | ESS | 1 | 0.0 |
1899 | ESS | 4 | 1.3 |
1898 | ESS | 14 | 0.9 |
Bio
A central figure in Essendon’s powerhouse VFA lineup, Alexander "Joker" Hall captured four Association premierships before the VFL was established. His entry into the new competition was delayed by a clearance dispute that sent him to Albury for the inaugural 1897 season, but he returned to Essendon the following year as a skilled rover and half-back with a sharp eye for goal. Following a subsequent stint in the VFA with Preston, Hall was appointed coach of St Kilda in 1906, where he notoriously played a single match under the pseudonym "Wyberg" to fill a vacancy in the side. He eventually retired from playing to become a significant coaching pioneer, leading Melbourne, Richmond, and Hawthorn in their debut VFL season.
Profile
- Full name
- Alec E. Hall
- Born
- 04 Jan 1869
- Died
- 08 Mar 1953 (aged 84y 63d)
- Birthplace
- Geelong, VIC
- Deathplace
- Warrandyte, VIC
Teams
Coaching
- St Kilda (Senior Coach)190613 games (W4 L9 D0), 30.8%
- Melbourne (Senior Coach)1907–190953 games (W24 L28 D1), 45.3%
- Richmond (Senior Coach)191018 games (W7 L10 D1), 38.9%
- Melbourne (Senior Coach)1911–191354 games (W20 L33 D1), 37.0%
- Hawthorn (Senior Coach)192517 games (W3 L14 D0), 17.6%
Bio
1 revisionA central figure in Essendon’s powerhouse VFA lineup, Alexander "Joker" Hall captured four Association premierships before the VFL was established. His entry into the new competition was delayed by a clearance dispute that sent him to Albury for the inaugural 1897 season, but he returned to Essendon the following year as a skilled rover and half-back with a sharp eye for goal. Following a subsequent stint in the VFA with Preston, Hall was appointed coach of St Kilda in 1906, where he notoriously played a single match under the pseudonym "Wyberg" to fill a vacancy in the side. He eventually retired from playing to become a significant coaching pioneer, leading Melbourne, Richmond, and Hawthorn in their debut VFL season.