Leo McPartland
| Leo McPartland | |||
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| Personal information | |||
| Full name | Leo McPartland | ||
| Date of birth | 26 June 1920 | ||
| Place of birth | Shepparton, Victoria | ||
| Date of death | 29 July 1994 (aged 74) | ||
| Place of death | Queensland | ||
| Original team(s) | Claremont (WAFL) | ||
| Height | 170 cm (5 ft 7 in) | ||
| Weight | 73.5 kg (162 lb) | ||
| Playing career1 | |||
| Years | Club | Games (Goals) | |
| 1943 | Collingwood | 4 (1) | |
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1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1943. | |||
| Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com | |||
Leo McPartland (26 June 1920 – 29 July 1994) was an Australian rules footballer who played with Collingwood in the Victorian Football League (VFL).[1]
McPartland enlisted in the Royal Australian Air Force in August 1940, serving until the end of World War II.[2] It was during this period of service that he played four senior games for Collingwood, scoring a goal in his final game against Hawthorn.[3]
McPartland's brother Andy played for Essendon.[4]
Notes
[edit]- ^ Holmesby & Main, p. 597.
- ^ "World War II Roll: Leo McPartland". Department of Veterans Affairs.
- ^ "Football". The Age. No. 27, 473. Victoria, Australia. 10 May 1943. p. 4.
- ^ Cullen, p. 397.
Sources
[edit]- Cullen, B. (2015) Harder than Football, Slattery Media Group: Melbourne. ISBN 9780992379148.
- Holmesby, R. & , Main, J. (2014) The Encyclopedia of AFL Footballers: every AFL/VFL player since 1897 (10th ed.), BAS Publishing: Seaford, Victoria. ISBN 978-1-921496-32-5.
External links
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Leo McPartland.
- Leo McPartland's playing statistics from AFL Tables
- Profile on Collingwood Forever