Bernard Alton Treweek (27 September 1914 – 27 November 1957) was an Australian rules footballer who played for the Carlton Football Club and Fitzroy Football Club in the Victorian Football League (VFL).[1]
| Bernie Treweek | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal information | |||
| Full name | Bernard Alton Treweek | ||
| Date of birth | 27 September 1914 | ||
| Place of birth | Broken Hill, New South Wales | ||
| Date of death | 27 November 1957 (aged 43) | ||
| Place of death | Heidelberg, Victoria | ||
| Original team(s) | Caulfield Football Club | ||
| Height | 178 cm (5 ft 10 in) | ||
| Weight | 79 kg (174 lb) | ||
| Playing career1 | |||
| Years | Club | Games (Goals) | |
| 1934–1935 | Carlton | 6 (0) | |
| 1937–1940 | Fitzroy | 57 (0) | |
| Total | 63 (0) | ||
|
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1940. | |||
| Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com | |||
Family edit
The son of Laurence Treweek (1874-1949), and Catherine Treweek, née Watts (1875-1959), Bernard Alton Treweek was born at Broken Hill, New South Wales on 27 September 1914.
He married Helen Ferguson (1917-1998) in 1936. They had four children; two of whom died in their infancy.
Education edit
He was educated at the Christian Brothers' College in Victoria Parade.[2]
Football edit
Carlton (VFL) edit
Recruited from the Caulfield Football Club in the Metropolitan Amateur Football Association (MAFA), although a regular Seconds player, he played in six senior games for Carlton over his three seasons with the team (1934-1936).
Fitzroy (VFL) edit
He played in 57 senior games for Fitzroy over four seasons (1937-1940).[3]
1937 Best First-Year Players edit
In September 1937, The Argus selected Treweek in its team of 1937's first-year players.[4]
| Best First-Year Players (1937) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Backs | Bernie Treweek (Fitzroy) |
Reg Henderson (Richmond) |
Lawrence Morgan (Fitzroy) |
| H/Backs | Gordon Waters (Hawthorn) |
Bill Cahill (Essendon) |
Eddie Morcom (North Melbourne) |
| Centre Line | Ted Buckley (Melbourne) |
George Bates (Richmond) |
Jack Kelly (St Kilda) |
| H/Forwards | Col Williamson (St Kilda) |
Ray Watts (Essendon) |
Don Dilks (Footscray) |
| Forwards | Lou Sleeth (Richmond) |
Sel Murray (North Melbourne) |
Charlie Pierce (Hawthorn) |
| Rucks/Rover | Reg Garvin (St Kilda) |
Sandy Patterson (South Melbourne) |
Des Fothergill (Collingwood) |
| Second Ruck | Lawrence Morgan | Col Williamson | Lou Sleeth |
Death edit
He died at the Austin Hospital, in Heidelberg, Victoria on 27 November 1957.[5][6]
Notes edit
- ^ Holmesby & Main (2009), p.836.
- ^ Blake, Jim, "Who's Who in Football: No.9. Fitzroy", The Sporting Globe, (Saturday, 15 June 1940), p.5.
- ^ Fitzroy Football Team (Photograph), The Argus, (Thurday, 16 June 1938), p.18.
- ^ Football Season's Many Good Recruits, The Argus, (Tuesday, 7 September 1937), p.14.
- ^ Deaths: Treweek, The Age, (Thursday, 28 November 1957), p.14.
- ^ Former Maroon in Hospital, The Sporting Globe, (Wednesday, 22 March 1950), p.11.
References edit
- Holmesby, Russell; Main, Jim (2009). The Encyclopedia of AFL Footballers: every AFL/VFL player since 1897 (8th ed.). Seaford, Victoria: BAS Publishing. ISBN 978-1-921496-00-4.
External links edit
- Bernie Treweek's playing statistics from AFL Tables
- Bernie Treweek's profile at Blueseum
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