Tom Ledwidge
Fitzroy
AFL career
6 games3 goals
- Debut
- R2 1936 v MEL9 May 1936
- Most recent
- R4 1938 v CAR14 May 1938
Stats
Bio
Hailing from the New South Wales Riverina town of Hay and recruited via Yarrawonga, Tom Ledwidge was a strapping big man who brought significant size to the Fitzroy squad in the late 1930s. Standing 187cm and weighing over 90kg—imposing dimensions for the era—he was a key position utility capable of pinch-hitting in the ruck or drifting forward to snare a goal. Despite his physical advantages, he struggled to cement a regular spot in the senior side, playing his football in two distinct stints separated by a season-long absence from the league in 1937. His VFL tenure at Brunswick Street ended in 1938 after just six games, remaining one of the many promising country recruits of the period who briefly tasted top-level football before returning to the bush.
Profile
- Born
- 18 June 1911
- Died
- 06 Oct 1986 (aged 75y 110d)
- Birthplace
- Hay, NSW
- Deathplace
- Jerilderie, NSW
- Height
- 187 cm
- Weight
- 91 kg
Teams
Bio
1 revisionHailing from the New South Wales Riverina town of Hay and recruited via Yarrawonga, Tom Ledwidge was a strapping big man who brought significant size to the Fitzroy squad in the late 1930s. Standing 187cm and weighing over 90kg—imposing dimensions for the era—he was a key position utility capable of pinch-hitting in the ruck or drifting forward to snare a goal. Despite his physical advantages, he struggled to cement a regular spot in the senior side, playing his football in two distinct stints separated by a season-long absence from the league in 1937. His VFL tenure at Brunswick Street ended in 1938 after just six games, remaining one of the many promising country recruits of the period who briefly tasted top-level football before returning to the bush.