Jeff Hopgood

Jeff Hopgood
Personal information
Full name	Jeff Hopgood
Date of birth	14 January 1948
Date of death	8 November 2006 (aged 58)
Place of death	Gold Coast
Original team(s)	Bayswater (Victoria)
Height / weight	191 cm / 93 kg
Position(s)	Ruckman
Playing career^1
Years	Club	Games (Goals)
1968–1973	North Melbourne	42 (18)
^1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1973.

Jeff Hopgood (14 January 1948 – 8 November 2006) was an Australian rules footballer who played with North Melbourne in the Victorian Football League (VFL).

Hopgood spent six season at North Melbourne without ever managing to cement his spot, although he did manage 16 games in 1972. After leaving North Melbourne, Hopgood played at Coburg and was a ruckman in their 1974 VFA premiership side.^[1]

He later became influential in the Cairns sporting scene, serving as the president of AFL Cairns and the inaugural chairman of the Cairns Taipans basketball team, of which he was a co-founder.

Affectionately known as Hoppy, he was killed in November 2006 when his four-wheel drive crashed into a tree near the Gold Coast.^[2]

References

1. "Jeff Hopgood". AFL Tables.
2. "Cairns identity dies in road crash". ABC News.