Reg Hickey
Geelong
AFL career
245 games24 goals
- Debut
- R6 1926 v RCH5 June 1926
- Most recent
- R4 1940 v RCH18 May 1940
Coaching career
304 games184 wins117 losses3 draws
- First
- R1 1932 v NTH30 Apr 1932
- Most recent
- R18 1959 v COL29 Aug 1959
Stats
Bio
Recruited from local side Geelong Guild, Reg Hickey became the definitive figure of the Geelong Football Club during the interwar period. A versatile and intelligent footballer, he primarily operated as a half-back flanker who read the play exceptionally well, though he possessed the durability and skill to impact the contest across the ground. His on-field leadership was recognized early, and after serving as vice-captain during the club's 1931 premiership campaign, he ascended to the role of captain-coach the following season.
Hickey's tenure as leader culminated in the 1937 premiership, where he steered the side to victory as a playing coach. He remained a loyal one-club player for 15 seasons, retiring in 1940 with a club-record 245 games—a benchmark that remained unsurpassed at the Cats until 1980. While his later coaching career further cemented his legend, his reputation as a player was built on a foundation of uncompromising toughness and tactical brilliance, earning him the captaincy of Geelong's Team of the Century and a permanent place in the club's history with a grandstand named in his honour at Kardinia Park.
Profile
- Born
- 27 Mar 1906
- Died
- 13 Dec 1973 (aged 67y 261d)
- Deathplace
- Geelong, VIC
- Height
- 185 cm
- Weight
- 92 kg
Teams
Coaching
- Geelong (Senior Coach)193217 games (W11 L5 D1), 64.7%
Honours
- Premiership(2Ă—) 1931, 1937
- Hall of Fame1996
- Geelong B&F(2Ă—) 1928, 1934
- Geelong captain(9Ă—) 1932, 1933, 1934, 1935, 1936, 1937, 1938, 1939, 1940
- Brownlow Medal
- 2nd
- 1936
- 3rd
- 1931
- Top 10
- 1929, 1932
Family
- Grandson:Matthew Primus
- Uncle:Pat Hickey
Bio
1 revisionRecruited from local side Geelong Guild, Reg Hickey became the definitive figure of the Geelong Football Club during the interwar period. A versatile and intelligent footballer, he primarily operated as a half-back flanker who read the play exceptionally well, though he possessed the durability and skill to impact the contest across the ground. His on-field leadership was recognized early, and after serving as vice-captain during the club's 1931 premiership campaign, he ascended to the role of captain-coach the following season.
Hickey's tenure as leader culminated in the 1937 premiership, where he steered the side to victory as a playing coach. He remained a loyal one-club player for 15 seasons, retiring in 1940 with a club-record 245 games—a benchmark that remained unsurpassed at the Cats until 1980. While his later coaching career further cemented his legend, his reputation as a player was built on a foundation of uncompromising toughness and tactical brilliance, earning him the captaincy of Geelong's Team of the Century and a permanent place in the club's history with a grandstand named in his honour at Kardinia Park.