Bert Hyde


Albert Victor Hyde was an Australian [rules football]er who played with Hawthorn Football Club in the VFL.

Football

Brunswick (VFA)

Recruited from East Brunswick, he played in ten First XVII matches with Brunswick Football Club in 1924.

Hawthorn (VFL)

Hyde was a full-forward and was Hawthorn's major goal-kicker during their first decade in the VFL: he topped their goal-kicking from 1926–1930, with a best of 62 goals in 1928 to finish third in the VFL's goal-kicking — an especially impressive feat considering that Hawthorn finished last without a win. His last couple of seasons at Hawrthorn were spent at full-back.

Victoria (VFL)

He is the only player to have been selected to represent the VFL at both full-forward and at full-back.

Preston (VFA)

Hyde became captain-coach of Preston Football Club on 21 December 1935; and, during his first season at Preston, he was joint winner of the Recorder Cup. He retired at the end of 1937.

Athlete

Running as the favourite, he came second to R. L. Barker in the 1932 Stawell Gift final.

After football

After the war, Hyde served for many years on the committee at.
Later, Hyde was a businessman in Melbourne. In 1965, he was appointed President of the Metropolitan Football League.

Death

He died on 23 October 1989.

Honours and achievements

Individual