Frank Hanna (footballer, born 1924)

For the Carlton player, see Frank Hanna (footballer, born 1893).

Frank Hanna
Personal information
Full name Frank Hanna
Born (1924-04-05)5 April 1924
Walwa, Victoria
Died 28 November 2010(2010-11-28) (aged 86)
Burnie, Tasmania
Original team Walwa
Height / weight 189 cm / 85 kg
Position Ruckman
Playing career1
Years Club Games (Goals)
1947–49 Melbourne 30 (3)
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1949.
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com

Frank Hanna (5 April 1924 – 28 November 2010) was an Australian rules footballer who played with Melbourne in the Victorian Football League (VFL).

In 1948 he was badly injured when Jack Dyer strongly bumped him, breaking his collarbone and suffering a concussion. He was carried from the ground on the stretcher and Dyer played the remainder of the game thinking he had killed Hanna.

In 1949 he coached the Horsham Football Club before moving to Tasmania in 1950 to coach Yeoman Football Club and then Burnie Football Club from 1951.

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