Gil Patrick

Gil Patrick
Personal information
Full name Gilbert Kearly Patrick
Date of birth (1908-01-22)22 January 1908
Place of birth Beechworth, Victoria
Date of death 6 August 1995(1995-08-06) (aged 87)
Original team(s) Wangaratta Rovers
Playing career1
Years Club Games (Goals)
1929 Footscray 3 (1)
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1929.
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com

Gilbert Kearly Patrick (22 January 1908 – 6 August 1995) was an Australian rules footballer who played with Footscray in the Victorian Football League (VFL).[1]

Patrick was recruited from the Wangaratta Rovers,[2] who were playing in the Ovens & King Football League and was Footscray's best player on his debut in round three, 1929 against North Melbourne.[3]

Patrick later served in the Royal Australian Air Force during World War II.[4]

Notes

  1. ^ Holmesby, Russell; Main, Jim (2014). The Encyclopedia of AFL Footballers: every AFL/VFL player since 1897 (10th ed.). Seaford, Victoria: BAS Publishing. p. 690. ISBN 978-1-921496-32-5.
  2. ^ "1929 - From Footscray to Northcote". The Herald. 16 August 1929. p. 15. Retrieved 10 August 2021.
  3. ^ "1929 - SCRAMBLING GAME: Footscray Defeats North Melbourne". The Argus (Melbourne, Vic. : 1848 - 1957). 13 May 1929. p. 10. Retrieved 8 August 2025.
  4. ^ "World War II Roll: Gilbert Kearly Patrick". Department of Veterans Affairs.


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