Neil Lewthwaite
South Melbourne
AFL career
9 games0 goals
- Debut
- R3 1961 v RCH25 Apr 1961
- Most recent
- R14 1961 v RCH29 July 1961
Stats
Bio
Recruited from Ivanhoe Amateurs, Neil Lewthwaite came to South Melbourne with a strong pedigree as an All-Australian amateur representative. He managed nine senior games for the Swans during the 1961 season but found his true footballing home after shifting to the Australian Capital Territory. Joining Acton in the CANFL, Lewthwaite developed into a premier player in the Canberra competition, serving as captain-coach and winning the prestigious Mulrooney Medal as the league's best and fairest in 1967. He retired in the early 1970s as a highly respected figure in ACT football with over 200 games to his credit.
Profile
- Born
- 11 Aug 1939
- Died
- 03 Oct 2024 (aged 85y 53d)
- Deathplace
- Canberra, ACT
- Height
- 175 cm
- Weight
- 72 kg
Teams
Bio
1 revisionRecruited from Ivanhoe Amateurs, Neil Lewthwaite came to South Melbourne with a strong pedigree as an All-Australian amateur representative. He managed nine senior games for the Swans during the 1961 season but found his true footballing home after shifting to the Australian Capital Territory. Joining Acton in the CANFL, Lewthwaite developed into a premier player in the Canberra competition, serving as captain-coach and winning the prestigious Mulrooney Medal as the league's best and fairest in 1967. He retired in the early 1970s as a highly respected figure in ACT football with over 200 games to his credit.