| 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 | ||
| 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]
Notes
- ↑ Holmesby, Russell; Main, Jim (2014). The Encyclopedia of AFL Footballers: every AFL/VFL player since 1897 (10th ed.). Seaford, Victoria: BAS Publishing. p. 597. ISBN 978-1-921496-32-5.
- ↑ "World War II Roll: Leo McPartland". Department of Veterans Affairs.
- ↑ "Football". The Age. No. 27, 473. Victoria, Australia. 10 May 1943. p. 4.
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