Patrick Twomey (2 April 1929 – 22 November 1969) was an Australian rules footballer, who played in the Victorian Football League (VFL).
| Pat Twomey | |||
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 Pat (right) with brother Bill at training (c.1947) | |||
| Personal information | |||
| Date of birth | 2 April 1929 | ||
| Date of death | 22 November 1969 (aged 40) | ||
| Original team(s) | Heidelberg | ||
| Height | 179 cm (5 ft 10 in) | ||
| Weight | 72 kg (159 lb) | ||
| Playing career1 | |||
| Years | Club | Games (Goals) | |
| 1947–49; 1952–53 | Collingwood | 55 (49) | |
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1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1953. | |||
| Career highlights | |||
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| Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com | |||
Family
editThe son of the Collingwood footballer and 1924 Stawell Gift winner, William Patrick "Bill" Twomey (1899-1977), and Rose Ellen Twomey (1893-1984), née Lovett, Patrick Twomey was born on 2 April 1929. Two of his three brothers, William Joseph "Bill" Twomey (1927–1996), and Michael John "Mick" Twomey (1931–2015), also played for Collingwood.
Football
editCollingwood (VFL)
editPat Twomey joined Collingwood in 1947.[4] He had two stints with the Magpies, separated by a spell with the Warragul Football Club in the Central Gippsland Football League.
Twomey mainly played across the centreline or on a flank and started as a winger. He was tough, fast, and was a tireless contributor in his appearances for Collingwood, with a long driving left-foot kick and a good mark.
His last game for Collingwood was in the 1953 Grand Final. He was on the half-forward flank, his older brother, Bill, was the centre, and his younger brother, Mick, was second ruck, resting in the forward pocket. The team won the premiership.
He retired, on medical advice, before the 1954 season.[5]
Death
editHe died on 22 November 1969.[6]
References
edit- ^ A Twomey will Wed, The (Melbourne) Herald, (Tuesday, 11 November 1952), p.3.
- ^ Footballer's Bride, The (Melbourne) Herald, (Wednesday, 12 November 1952), p.18.
- ^ Teamwork wins a Kiss, The Argus, (Thursday, 13 November 1952), p. 1.
- ^ "Pat Twomey". Collingwood Forever. Retrieved 2 September 2014.
- ^ Hogan, John P., "Pat Twomey is Finished", The Sporting Globe, (Wednesday, 31 March 1954), p. 5 (Hogan was Twomey's father-in-law).
- ^ Patrick Twomey, at Find a Grave (photograph of headstone).
External links
edit- Pat Twomey's playing statistics from AFL Tables
- Pat Twomey at AustralianFootball.com
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