Vin Hogan
North Melbourne and St Kilda
AFL career
10 games1 goals
- Debut
- R7 1940 v MEL8 June 1940
- Most recent
- R16 1947 v FIT2 Aug 1947
Stats
Bio
A local product from the nearby suburb of Kensington, Vin Hogan was a utility player whose VFL career was heavily impacted by the Second World War. After breaking into the North Melbourne senior side as a teenager in 1940, he managed just a handful of appearances before his tenure at Arden Street was effectively curtailed by the conflict, costing him his prime athletic years between 1943 and 1946. Standing 180cm—a serviceable height for a key position or flanker in that era—Hogan returned to League football in 1947 but did so in St Kilda colours. He added three final games to his tally with the Saints before bowing out of the VFL, remembered as one of the many footballers whose sporting ambitions were forced to take a backseat to national duty during the 1940s.
Profile
- Born
- 06 Nov 1920
- Died
- 13 Feb 2001 (aged 80y 99d)
- Birthplace
- Kensington, VIC
- Deathplace
- Mentone, VIC
- Height
- 180 cm
- Weight
- 76 kg
Teams
Bio
1 revisionA local product from the nearby suburb of Kensington, Vin Hogan was a utility player whose VFL career was heavily impacted by the Second World War. After breaking into the North Melbourne senior side as a teenager in 1940, he managed just a handful of appearances before his tenure at Arden Street was effectively curtailed by the conflict, costing him his prime athletic years between 1943 and 1946. Standing 180cm—a serviceable height for a key position or flanker in that era—Hogan returned to League football in 1947 but did so in St Kilda colours. He added three final games to his tally with the Saints before bowing out of the VFL, remembered as one of the many footballers whose sporting ambitions were forced to take a backseat to national duty during the 1940s.