Guernsey Number: Career: 1912 to 1913 NFC Games: 19 NFC Goals: 3 Debut: v North Adelaide (Norwood) 11th May 1912 Finale: v North Adelaide (Norwood) 9th August 1913
Before George McNeilage came to South Australia he played six games for Geelong and Melbourne in the VFL. He played for Norwood in 1912 and 1913 as a ruck-follower resting in the forward pocket. In 1915 George enlisted in the Australian Imperial Force (AIF) and by 1916 was in action in Egypt and as a bombardier in France. He was poisoned by gas at Ypres in September 1917 and returned to Australia with a heart condition in March 1918 R Crompton April 2014
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