Lloyd Hagger (7 December 1898 – 27 June 1968) was an

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er who played with

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in the

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(VFL) from

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Football

Recruited from Barwon in the Geelong & District Football Association, Hagger played as a key position forward and was known for his high marking and ability to kick goals from difficult angles. Named captain-coach of Geelong in

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, Hagger was captain for only one season, handing the job over to Cliff Rankin. In

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Geelong won the premiership and Hagger was the League's leading goalkicker, with 78 for the season. He also regularly played for Victoria in interstate matches. At the

1924 Hobart Carnival The 1924 Hobart Carnival was the fifth Australian National Football Carnival, an Australian football Australian states and territories, interstate competition. It was held from 6–15 August and was the first carnival to be hosted by the Tasmania ...

, Hagger, playing for Victoria against Western Australia, kicked seven goals in Victoria's eight point win. Late in the match Hagger was momentarily knocked out but recovered in time to refuse to leave the ground after a stretcher had been called. He joined

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club Camperdown as captain-coach in 1933. Hagger had a reputation for being very talkative during gameplay. He also worked as a cartoonist for ''

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