George Swarbrick (footballer)

George Lionel Swarbrick (11 December 1930 – 12 December 2016) was an Australian rules footballer who played for Geelong in the Victorian Football League (VFL) during the early 1950s.[2]

George Swarbrick
Personal information
Full name George Lionel Swarbrick
Date of birth (1930-12-11)11 December 1930
Date of death 12 December 2016(2016-12-12) (aged 86)[1]
Place of death Warrnambool, Victoria
Original team(s) Hawkesdale
Height 193 cm (6 ft 4 in)
Weight 89 kg (196 lb)
Playing career1
Years Club Games (Goals)
1952–53 Geelong 23 (8)
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1953.
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com

Swarbrick, despite playing just two seasons, holds a place in Geelong football history for kicking the match winning behind in the dying seconds of their one-point win over North Melbourne in 1953, which beat Collingwood's league record of 20 consecutive VFL victories, set in the 1920s. He was the nephew of club great Lindsay White and appeared in Geelong's losing 1953 VFL Grand Final team as a forward.

He left Geelong to return home in 1954. He took over as Captain-coach of Port Fairy in the Hampden league. He won back to back Maskell Medals with Port Fairy in 1958 and 1959.


References

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  1. ^ "Tribute:George Swarbrick". Geelong Advertiser.
  2. ^ Holmesby, Russell; Main, Jim (2014). The Encyclopedia of AFL Footballers: every AFL/VFL player since 1897 (10th ed.). Seaford, Victoria: BAS Publishing. p. 862. ISBN 978-1-921496-32-5.
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