John Hayes (15 March 1907 – 13 April 1971) was an Australian rules footballer who played with Footscray in the Victorian Football League (VFL).Holmesby & Main (2014), p.379.
Family The son of John Hayes, and Ellen Hayes, née Morrissey, John Hayes was born at Newtown, New South Wales on 15 March 1907.
Football South Sydney AFC He played with the South Sydney Australian Football Club for six seasons (1925–1930).Four Prominent New South Wales Players: Native Born, The Sporting Globe, (Saturday, 20 August 1927), p.6.
Footscray (VFL) Cleared from South Sydney in March 1931,Interstate Clearances, The Sydney Morning Herald, (Wednesday, 1 April 1931), p.23.'High Mark', "Other Transfers", The Herald, (Wednesday, 8 April 1931), p.6.Sharland, W.S., "Newcomers to Footscray: Three N.S.W. Men Already in Their Stride", The Sporting Globe, (Saturday, 30 May 1931), p.6. he played in 13 matches for the Footscray First XVIII in 1931.
St George AFC Cleared from Footscray on 20 April 1932,League Permits Granted, The Age, (Thursday, 21 April 1932), p.3. he returned to Sydney and played with the St George Australian Football Club for four seasons (1932–1935).
Military service He enlisted in the Second AIF on 10 December 1941.
Death He died at the Concord Repatriation General Hospital on 13 April 1971.Deaths: Hayes, The Sydney Morning Herald, (Thursday, 15 April 1971), p.30.
See also 1927 Melbourne Carnival 1930 Adelaide Carnival
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World War Two Nominal Roll: Private John Hayes (NX77818), Department of Veterans' Affairs. B883, VX77818: World War Two Service Record: Private John Hayes (NX77818), National Archives of Australia. Jack Hayes, NSW Australian Football History Society.
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