Errol Hutchesson
Collingwood
AFL career
127 games62 goals
- Debut
- R1 1958 v FSC12 Apr 1958
- Most recent
- SF 1967 v GEE2 Sept 1967
Stats
Bio
Recruited from the Wimmera town of Jeparit, Errol Hutchesson was a pacy rover and wingman whose career was defined by brilliant flashes of skill interrupted by persistent injury woes. He burst onto the scene in 1958, starring in the opening three rounds before a broken leg ended his season, cruelly denying the youngster a place in that year's famous premiership side. This set a pattern for his decade at Victoria Park; while he possessed the speed and creativity to be a star, his lightly built frame struggled to withstand the rigours of VFL football, and he never managed to play a full season without interruption.
Despite these setbacks, Hutchesson remained a vital contributor when fit, playing on the wing in both the 1960 and 1966 Grand Final losses. A dashing player who loved to play on and take the game apart with his run, he was also dangerous near goal, capable of drifting forward to kick bags of three or more. His quality was undeniable, best illustrated in 1966 when he polled the most Brownlow Medal votes of any Magpie. After leaving the VFL, he found premiership success in the VFA with Prahran and later returned to Collingwood as a long-serving board member, finally tasting ultimate success with the club off the field during the 1990 triumph.
Profile
- Born
- 07 Sept 1939 (age 87y 27d)
- Height
- 175 cm
- Weight
- 74 kg
Teams
Bio
1 revisionRecruited from the Wimmera town of Jeparit, Errol Hutchesson was a pacy rover and wingman whose career was defined by brilliant flashes of skill interrupted by persistent injury woes. He burst onto the scene in 1958, starring in the opening three rounds before a broken leg ended his season, cruelly denying the youngster a place in that year's famous premiership side. This set a pattern for his decade at Victoria Park; while he possessed the speed and creativity to be a star, his lightly built frame struggled to withstand the rigours of VFL football, and he never managed to play a full season without interruption.
Despite these setbacks, Hutchesson remained a vital contributor when fit, playing on the wing in both the 1960 and 1966 Grand Final losses. A dashing player who loved to play on and take the game apart with his run, he was also dangerous near goal, capable of drifting forward to kick bags of three or more. His quality was undeniable, best illustrated in 1966 when he polled the most Brownlow Medal votes of any Magpie. After leaving the VFL, he found premiership success in the VFA with Prahran and later returned to Collingwood as a long-serving board member, finally tasting ultimate success with the club off the field during the 1990 triumph.