George Hoskins
Fitzroy
AFL career
72 games1 goals
- Debut
- R12 1942 v STK25 July 1942
- Most recent
- PF 1947 v ESS20 Sept 1947
Stats
Bio
Recruited from Warragul in the Gippsland region, George Hoskins entered the VFL as a mature-age rookie during the Second World War and quickly became a pivotal figure in Fitzroy's engine room. He made the centre position his own, characterized by a disciplined, defensive-minded game that prioritized protecting the corridor and feeding the forwards rather than chasing scoreboard impact. This selfless approach was instrumental during the club's historic 1944 campaign, where he anchored the midfield in the Grand Final victory over Richmond to help secure the Lions' last VFL premiership. Despite occupying a prime midfield role, Hoskins was famously goal-shy, registering just one major across his entire six-season career, a testament to his strict adherence to a distribution role that allowed the team's attackers to flourish. He retired in 1947 as a premiership hero who had seized his opportunity during the club's final golden era.
Profile
- Born
- 16 Oct 1916
- Died
- 03 Oct 1995 (aged 78y 352d)
- Birthplace
- Warragul, VIC
- Deathplace
- Warragul, VIC
- Height
- 179 cm
- Weight
- 87 kg
Teams
Honours
- Premiership1944
Bio
1 revisionRecruited from Warragul in the Gippsland region, George Hoskins entered the VFL as a mature-age rookie during the Second World War and quickly became a pivotal figure in Fitzroy's engine room. He made the centre position his own, characterized by a disciplined, defensive-minded game that prioritized protecting the corridor and feeding the forwards rather than chasing scoreboard impact. This selfless approach was instrumental during the club's historic 1944 campaign, where he anchored the midfield in the Grand Final victory over Richmond to help secure the Lions' last VFL premiership. Despite occupying a prime midfield role, Hoskins was famously goal-shy, registering just one major across his entire six-season career, a testament to his strict adherence to a distribution role that allowed the team's attackers to flourish. He retired in 1947 as a premiership hero who had seized his opportunity during the club's final golden era.