Leo McPartland explained

Leo McPartland (26 June 1920 – 29 July 1994) was an Australian rules footballer who played with Collingwood in the Victorian Football League (VFL).^[1]

McPartland enlisted in the Royal Australian Air Force in August 1940, serving until the end of World War II.^[2] It was during this period of service that he played four senior games for Collingwood, scoring a goal in his final game against Hawthorn.^[3]

McPartland's brother Andy played for Essendon.^[4]

Sources

• Cullen, B. (2015) Harder than Football, Slattery Media Group: Melbourne. .
• Holmesby, R. & , Main, J. (2014) The Encyclopedia of AFL Footballers: every AFL/VFL player since 1897 (10th ed.), BAS Publishing: Seaford, Victoria. .

External links

• • Profile on Collingwood Forever

Notes and References

1. Holmesby & Main, p. 597.
2. Web site: World War II Roll: Leo McPartland . Department of Veterans Affairs.
3. News: Football . The Age . 27,473 . Victoria, Australia . 10 May 1943 . 4.
4. Cullen, p. 397.