George McNeilage
Geelong and Melbourne
AFL career
6 games1 goals
- Debut
- R1 1907 v ESS27 Apr 1907
- Most recent
- R1 1909 v RCH1 May 1909
Stats
1909 | MEL | 1 | 0.0 |
1907 | GEE | 5 | 0.2 |
Bio
Recruited from Geelong College, where he was a prominent athlete and Captain of Boats, George McNeilage broke into the VFL ranks as a 16-year-old schoolboy with Geelong in 1907. Despite his elite rowing background suggesting strong endurance and athleticism, his top-level football career was fragmented, managing just five games for the Pivotonians before crossing to Melbourne for a solitary appearance in the opening round of 1909. His tenure in the VFL ended abruptly when he transferred to VFA club Williamstown without a permit mid-season, a controversial move that later caused administrative headaches when the VFL initially blocked his clearance to South Australian powerhouse Norwood in 1911. After eventually playing two seasons in the SANFL, McNeilage put his sporting ambitions on hold to enlist in the army, serving his country overseas during World War I.
Profile
- Born
- 03 Aug 1890
- Died
- 30 Mar 1967 (aged 76y 239d)
- Birthplace
- Port Melbourne, VIC
- Deathplace
- Brighton, SA
- Height
- 177 cm
- Weight
- 71 kg
Teams
Bio
1 revisionRecruited from Geelong College, where he was a prominent athlete and Captain of Boats, George McNeilage broke into the VFL ranks as a 16-year-old schoolboy with Geelong in 1907. Despite his elite rowing background suggesting strong endurance and athleticism, his top-level football career was fragmented, managing just five games for the Pivotonians before crossing to Melbourne for a solitary appearance in the opening round of 1909. His tenure in the VFL ended abruptly when he transferred to VFA club Williamstown without a permit mid-season, a controversial move that later caused administrative headaches when the VFL initially blocked his clearance to South Australian powerhouse Norwood in 1911. After eventually playing two seasons in the SANFL, McNeilage put his sporting ambitions on hold to enlist in the army, serving his country overseas during World War I.