Mervyn John Haw (27 December 1902 – 29 April 1975) was an Australian rules footballer who played with Melbourne in the Victorian Football League (VFL).australianfootball.com.Holmesby & Main (2009), p.356.
Family The son of Henry Haw (1855-1935), and Ellen Haw (1861-1944), née Barnes,Marriages: Haw—Barnes, The Leader, (Saturday, 12 February 1881), p.27.Deaths: Haw, The Argus, (Tuesday, 27 June 1944), p.2. Mervyn John Haw was born at Warragul on 27 December 1902.
He married Ivy Elizabeth Hamilton (1908-1963) in 1940.Deaths: Haw, The Age, (Thursday, 21 March 1963), p.17.
Football Leeton (SWDFL) In 1927 he was playing with the Leeton Australian Rules Football Club in the South West Football League (New South Wales), and was part of the team that won that competition's 1927 Grand Final.Leeton Premiers: Final Won in Masterly Style: Ganmain Defeated by 112 points to 77 points, The Murrumbidgee Irrigator, (Tuesday, 6 September 1927), p.2.Leeton Football Club: Presentation of Medals and Cup, The Murrumbidgee Irrigator, (Friday, 30 September 1927), p.2.
Melbourne (VFL) On 30 May 1928 "M.J. Haw" was granted a permit, from "New South Wales to Melbourne".Football: League Permits Granted, The Argus, (Thursday, 31 May 1928), p.4.News and Noted from All Quarters: The Type They Wanted, The Herald, (Friday, 1 June 1928), p.13.
In its coverage of Melbourne's 1928 second pre-season practice match, The Age observed that, among the new players, "Haw, a big, strongly-built ruckman, who kicks well and plays hard, is considered to be one of the finds of the season".Around the Clubs: N.S.W. Carnival Players at Melbourne, The Age, (Monday, 2 April 1928), p.5.
Northcote (VFA) On 23 April 1930, he was cleared from Melbourne to Northcote.The Association: Many Permits Granted, The Age, (Thursday, 24 April 1930), p.11. He played in the first four home-and-away games for the Northcote First XVIII in the 1930 season.The VFA Project. He was not selected in the fifth match (24 May 1930) because of an injury.Northcote v. Coburg, The Herald, Friday, 23 May 1930), p.16.
Richmond (VFL) Having not been considered for either Northcote's First XVIII or its Second XVIII in home-and-away rounds five (24 May 1930) to nine (21 June 1930), Haw was granted a clearance from Northcote to play with Richmond on 23 June 1930.Haw (Melbourne and Northcote) Transfers to Richmond, The Age, (Tuesday, 24 June 1930), p.13. There is no record of him playing with the Richmond First XVIII in 1930.
Northcote (VFA) On 29 April 1931 "M.J. Haw" was granted a clearance from "Richmond Seconds to Northcote",Football: League Permits Granted, The Argus, (Thursday, 30 April 1931), p.10. and appears on the club's final training list for 1931 as an "old player",Ponsford, W.H., "Northcote's List", The Herald, (Friday, 10 April 1931), p.12. although, iy seems, he did not play at all for either Northcote's First or Second XVIII in 1931.
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References
Orchard Raider: Sent to Gaol for One Month, The Murrumbidgee Irrigator, (Tuesday, 15 March 1927), p.3. Weekly Times Football Series — Melbourne League Team, 1929, The Weekly Times, (Saturday, 6 July 1929), p.44. Handy Man: Haw Playing On, The Sporting Globe, (Saturday, 20 July 1929), p.6.
External links
Jack Haw, at Demonwiki. Jack Haw, at The VFA Project.