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

Leo McPartland
Personal information
Full name Leo McPartland
Date of birth (1920-06-26)26 June 1920
Place of birth Shepparton, Victoria
Date of death 29 July 1994(1994-07-29) (aged 74)
Place of death Queensland
Original team(s) Claremont
Height 170 cm (5 ft 7 in)
Weight 73.5 kg (162 lb)
Playing career1
Years Club Games (Goals)
1943 Collingwood 4 (1)
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1943.
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com

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]

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  1. ^ Holmesby, Russell; Main, Jim (2014). The Encyclopedia of AFL Footballers: every AFL/VFL player since 1897 (10th ed.). Seaford, Victoria: BAS Publishing. p. 597. ISBN 978-1-921496-32-5.
  2. ^ "World War II Roll: Leo McPartland". Department of Veterans Affairs.
  3. ^ "Football". The Age. No. 27, 473. Victoria, Australia. 10 May 1943. p. 4.

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