Pat Leahy
Geelong and South Melbourne
AFL career
32 games23 goals
- Debut
- R10 1939 v SME24 June 1939
- Most recent
- R7 1945 v FIT2 June 1945
Stats
1945 | SME | 1 | 0.0 |
1944 | GEE | 15 | 0.6 |
1943 | SME | 11 | 1.3 |
1939 | GEE | 5 | 0.0 |
Bio
Recruited to Geelong on the eve of the Second World War, Pat Leahy was a serviceable rover and forward whose VFL career was defined by the interruptions of global conflict. He broke into the senior side in 1939, showing promise as a goal-kicking small, but his momentum was stalled when the Pivotonians withdrew from the competition during the height of the war. While serving with the RAAF, Leahy was stationed in New South Wales, where he continued his football development playing in Sydney between 1943 and 1945 while the Geelong side was in recess. He eventually returned to Victoria to conclude his senior tenure, leaving the game with 32 caps in a career that stands as a testament to the fragmented sporting pathways experienced by the wartime generation.
Profile
- Born
- 02 Sept 1917
- Died
- 27 Nov 2009 (aged 92y 86d)
- Birthplace
- Colac, VIC
- Deathplace
- Brisbane, QLD
- Height
- 183 cm
- Weight
- 86 kg
Teams
Bio
1 revisionRecruited to Geelong on the eve of the Second World War, Pat Leahy was a serviceable rover and forward whose VFL career was defined by the interruptions of global conflict. He broke into the senior side in 1939, showing promise as a goal-kicking small, but his momentum was stalled when the Pivotonians withdrew from the competition during the height of the war. While serving with the RAAF, Leahy was stationed in New South Wales, where he continued his football development playing in Sydney between 1943 and 1945 while the Geelong side was in recess. He eventually returned to Victoria to conclude his senior tenure, leaving the game with 32 caps in a career that stands as a testament to the fragmented sporting pathways experienced by the wartime generation.