Rupe Hopkins

Rupe Hopkins
Personal information
Full name Rupert John Hopkins
Date of birth (1900-04-05)5 April 1900
Place of birth Footscray, Victoria
Date of death 6 April 1973(1973-04-06) (aged 73)
Place of death Essendon, Victoria
Playing career1
Years Club Games (Goals)
1926 Footscray 1 (0)
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1926.
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com

Rupert John Hopkins (5 April 1900 – 6 April 1973) was an Australian rules footballer who played with Footscray in the Victorian Football League (VFL).[1] He was the older brother of Brownlow Medallist Allan Hopkins.

A key forward, Hopkins joined Footscray from VJFA club Yarraville in 1926. He impressed with eight goals in a practice match that year,[2] and played in Footscray's round 1 team after being named emergency, but never gained senior selection again and returned to Yarraville.

Notes

  1. ^ Holmesby, Russell; Main, Jim (2014). The Encyclopedia of AFL Footballers: every AFL/VFL player since 1897 (10th ed.). Seaford, Victoria: BAS Publishing. p. 408. ISBN 978-1-921496-32-5.
  2. ^ "Football drawing near". The Sporting Globe. Melbourne, VIC. 14 April 1926. p. 7.
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