When Essendon were short of players for their match against Collingwood at Victoria Park in Round 11 of the 1900 VFL season, due to an injury crisis, Johns was one of several people called up at the last minute.[2] Four were players from the reserves, another was club secretary Bill Crebbin and then Johns, described by The Argus as a "supporter of the team", was brought into the side.[2] Johns, aged 33, managed to kick two of Essendon's four goals, in a 21-point loss.[2][3]
Johns worked at Essendon as a trainer, until his death on 28 December 1913, when he drowned while on holiday in Sorrento, Victoria after suffering cramp.[4][5]
Referencesedit
^Holmesby, Russell; Main, Jim (2007). The Encyclopedia Of AFL Footballers. BAS Publishing. ISBN9781920910785.
^ abc"Football". The Argus. Melbourne. 16 July 1900. p. 9. Retrieved 9 February 2014 – via National Library of Australia.
hughie, johns, hugh, augustus, johns, march, 1867, december, 1913, australian, rules, footballer, played, with, essendon, victorian, football, league, personal, informationfull, namehugh, augustus, johnsdate, birth, 1867, march, 1867place, birthmelbournedate, . Hugh Augustus Johns 27 March 1867 28 December 1913 was an Australian rules footballer who played with Essendon in the Victorian Football League VFL 1 Hughie JohnsPersonal informationFull nameHugh Augustus JohnsDate of birth 1867 03 27 27 March 1867Place of birthMelbourneDate of death28 December 1913 1913 12 28 aged 46 Place of deathSorrento VictoriaHeight173 cm 5 ft 8 in Playing career1YearsClubGames Goals 1900Essendon1 2 1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1900 Sources AFL Tables AustralianFootball comWhen Essendon were short of players for their match against Collingwood at Victoria Park in Round 11 of the 1900 VFL season due to an injury crisis Johns was one of several people called up at the last minute 2 Four were players from the reserves another was club secretary Bill Crebbin and then Johns described by The Argus as a supporter of the team was brought into the side 2 Johns aged 33 managed to kick two of Essendon s four goals in a 21 point loss 2 3 Johns worked at Essendon as a trainer until his death on 28 December 1913 when he drowned while on holiday in Sorrento Victoria after suffering cramp 4 5 References edit Holmesby Russell Main Jim 2007 The Encyclopedia Of AFL Footballers BAS Publishing ISBN 9781920910785 a b c Football The Argus Melbourne 16 July 1900 p 9 Retrieved 9 February 2014 via National Library of Australia Hughie Johns AFL Tables Holiday Accidents The Argus Melbourne 29 December 1913 p 5 Retrieved 9 February 2014 via National Library of Australia Johns Hughie Essendon Football Club official website Archived from the original on 24 April 2012 nbsp This Australian rules football biography of a person born in the 1860s is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Hughie Johns amp oldid 1197854245, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
