Frank 'Checker' Hughes


Francis Vane "Frank, Checker" Hughes was a player and coach of Australian rules football in the Victorian Football League in the period 1914 to 1948.

Playing career

A small and quick player with brilliant skills in stab passing and handball, Hughes played in two Richmond Football Club premiership sides.
Hughes coached over an extended period with a great deal of success, securing 5 VFL premierships. When his friend and former Richmond Secretary Percy Page went to Melbourne Football Club Hughes followed him. He renamed the "Fuschias" to Demons, sacked 13 players and instilled discipline in the club.
Hughes was inducted to the Australian Football Hall of Fame in 1996 with his citation reading: