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PLAYERS - McNEILAGE, George

George McNEILAGE

STATISTICS

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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

VFL/AFL Clubs: Geelong, Melbourne

BIO

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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