Frank Hailwood
Frank Hailwood was an Australian rules footballer who played for the Collingwood Football Club in the Victorian Football League.
Family
One of the eight children of Joseph Hailwood, and Ellen Hailwood, née Connor, Francis Hailwood was born at Alexandra, Victoria on 3 April 1873.His brother, John Hailwood, was killed in action while serving with the First AIF in Belgium on 4 October 1917.
Football
Collingwood (VFA)
Recruited from Collingwood Juniors.Collingwood (VFL)
Hailwood was Collingwood's ruckman during seven seasons in eight years for Collingwood in the VFL. Hailwood played 150 games for Collingwood, including the 1902 Grand Final win over Essendon."Old Boy's" Champion Player of 1899
At the end of the 1899 season, in the process of naming his own "champion player", the football correspondent for The Argus, selected a team of the best players of the 1899 VFL competition:Backs: Maurie Collins, Bill Proudfoot, Peter Burns Halfbacks: Pat Hickey, George Davidson, Alf Wood Centres: Fred Leach, Firth McCallum, Harry Wright Wings: Charlie Pannam, Eddie Drohan, Herb Howson Forwards: Bill Jackson, Eddy James, Charlie Colgan Ruck: Mick Pleass, Frank Hailwood, Joe McShane Rovers: Dick Condon, Bill McSpeerin, Teddy Rankin.From those he considered to be the three best players — that is, Condon, Hickey, and Pleass — "Old Boy" selected Pat Hickey as his "champion player" of the season.