Gerry Hickey
Hawthorn
AFL career
7 games4 goals
- Debut
- R18 1934 v RCH15 Sept 1934
- Most recent
- R11 1935 v COL6 July 1935
Stats
Bio
Recruited to Hawthorn during the club's "Mayblooms" era, Gerry Hickey was a key-position prospect who arrived at Glenferrie Oval in the mid-1930s. Standing 185cm, a significant height for the period, he possessed the physical frame to hold down a key forward or ruck role, a valuable asset for a Hawthorn side that was often searching for structural stability. He was granted his senior debut in the final round of the 1934 season against North Melbourne, offering a brief glimpse of his potential before the summer break. Hickey returned to add six more appearances in the 1935 season, managing to hit the scoreboard with four career goals, but his time at the top level was short-lived. His VFL tenure concluded after just seven games as the club continued its heavy rotation of players during a difficult decade for the brown and gold.
Profile
- Born
- 24 July 1912
- Died
- 22 Oct 1990 (aged 78y 90d)
- Birthplace
- Nagambie, VIC
- Deathplace
- Richmond, VIC
- Height
- 185 cm
- Weight
- 86 kg
Teams
Bio
1 revisionRecruited to Hawthorn during the club's "Mayblooms" era, Gerry Hickey was a key-position prospect who arrived at Glenferrie Oval in the mid-1930s. Standing 185cm, a significant height for the period, he possessed the physical frame to hold down a key forward or ruck role, a valuable asset for a Hawthorn side that was often searching for structural stability. He was granted his senior debut in the final round of the 1934 season against North Melbourne, offering a brief glimpse of his potential before the summer break. Hickey returned to add six more appearances in the 1935 season, managing to hit the scoreboard with four career goals, but his time at the top level was short-lived. His VFL tenure concluded after just seven games as the club continued its heavy rotation of players during a difficult decade for the brown and gold.