Pat Grace
South Melbourne
AFL career
4 games0 goals
- Debut
- R15 1944 v COL12 Aug 1944
- Most recent
- R18 1944 v ESS2 Sept 1944
Stats
Bio
Recruited from the border town of Howlong in the Riverina, Pat Grace was a tall utility who briefly reinforced South Melbourne's ranks during the manpower shortages of the Second World War. Standing 185cm—significant height for the era—he offered the Swans a ready-made option for key position duties when he arrived at the Lakeside Oval in 1944. Grace managed four senior appearances in the red and white, stepping in to provide size and contest in a competitive lineup that would eventually reach the Preliminary Final that season. His VFL tenure was ultimately short-lived, concluding after that single wartime campaign, but he remains representative of the many country recruits who seized a fleeting opportunity to play at the highest level during the turbulent 1940s.
Profile
- Born
- 28 May 1924
- Died
- 17 Nov 1997 (aged 73y 173d)
- Deathplace
- Wagga Wagga, NSW
- Height
- 185 cm
- Weight
- 83 kg
Teams
Bio
1 revisionRecruited from the border town of Howlong in the Riverina, Pat Grace was a tall utility who briefly reinforced South Melbourne's ranks during the manpower shortages of the Second World War. Standing 185cm—significant height for the era—he offered the Swans a ready-made option for key position duties when he arrived at the Lakeside Oval in 1944. Grace managed four senior appearances in the red and white, stepping in to provide size and contest in a competitive lineup that would eventually reach the Preliminary Final that season. His VFL tenure was ultimately short-lived, concluding after that single wartime campaign, but he remains representative of the many country recruits who seized a fleeting opportunity to play at the highest level during the turbulent 1940s.