Richard John Hall (20 November 1872 – 14 December 1906) was an Australian rules footballer who played with Collingwood in the Victorian Football League (VFL).
Family The son of James Hall (1846-1920),Deaths: Hall, The Age, (Thursday, 25 November 1920), p.1. and Margaret Hall (1847-1908), née Jarman,Deaths: Hall, The Age, (Saturday, 17 October 1908), p.7. Richard John Hall was born at Bedwellty, in Monmouthshire, in Wales on 20 November 1872, and arrived in Australia, at Melbourne, on the S.S. Northumberland, on 23 April 1873.
Football Collingwood (VFA) He played in 32 games for Collingwood in the VFA in 1895 and 1896,Pennings (2016), pp. 116, 123, 133, 145, 148, 457, 522, 578.Football: Collingwood v. Combined Ballarat, The Ballarat Star, (Monday, 13 July 1896), p.4. and was a follower for the Collingwood team that defeated South Melbourne in the 1896 VFA premiership match, Collingwood's last match in the VFA.Football, The Australasian, (Saturday, 10 October 1896), p. 17.Our Own Yesterdays, The (Emerald Hill) Record, (Saturday, 21 September 1935), p. 4.The Two Teams: Collingwood & So. Melbourne (photograph),The Leader, (Saturday, 10 October 1896), p.7: Hall is the second Collingwood player from the left in the back row.
Collingwood (VFL) He was the 23rd player to play for Collingwood in its first season of the VFL competition, playing in his single VFL game against South Melbourne, at the Lake Oval, on 29 May 1897.
He was granted a clearance from Collingwood to Albion United in the Victorian Junior Football Association in June 1897.Football: Victorian Junior Association, The Age, (Friday, 25 June 1897), p.3.
Death He died at South Preston, Victoria on 14 December 1906.Deaths: Hall, The Age, (Saturday, 15 December 1906), p.7.Law Notices, The Age, (Tuesday, 18 December 1906), p.4.In Memoriam: Hall, (Saturday, 14 December 1907), p.7.
Notes
References Pennings, Mark (2016), Origins of Australian Football: Victoria's early History: Volume 4: Tough Times: Victorian Football loses its Way, 1891 to 1896, Brunswick, Victoria: Grumpy Monks Publishing.
External links
Dick Hall's profile at Collingwood Forever