Arthur Hiskins
Arthur 'Poddy' Hiskins was an Australian rules footballer who played with South Melbourne in the Victorian Football League.
Family
One of fourteen children, and the son of John Hiskins and Emma Hiskins, née Thompson, Arthur Hiskins was born in Wahgunyah, Victoria, on 9 September 1886. He married Annie Wilhelmina "Minnie" Bett in 1927.Three of his eight brothers also played senior VFL football: Fred Hiskins, played 50 games with Essendon, Stanley Hiskins, 66 games with South Melbourne, and Rupert Hiskins, 74 games with Carlton. His nephew, Jack Hiskins, Fred's son, played 16 games with Essendon.
Football
Recruited from Rutherglen Football Club, Hiskins was a versatile player who was usually used in defence but sometimes pushed up forward. He could kick the ball long distances, and was one of the faster players in the side.Player (South Melbourne)
He made his debut on 2 May 1908, against Fitzroy, at the age of 21. He played 185 senior games, kicked 56 goals, and retired, aged 37, at the end of 1923, having played at full-back in the 1923 Preliminary Final (also against Fitzroy).Over his career, he played in six Semi-Finals, three Preliminary Finals, and one Grand Final, selected at centre half-forward, in the 1909 premiership team.
He did not play in 1916, 1917, and 1918 due to his war service. He immediately resumed his career, upon his discharge from the army, in the match against Carlton on 6 September 1919.