Leo Dwyer Explained

Leo Dwyer
Fullname:Leo Joseph Dwyer[1]
Birth Date:9 May 1907
Birth Place:Murchison, Victoria
Originalteam:Murchison
Height:172 cm
Weight:67 kg
Position:Wingman
Club1:North Melbourne
Years1:1925–29, 1934–35
Games Goals1:71 (3)
Statsend:1935

Leo Joseph Dwyer (9 May 1907 – 11 November 1995)[2] was an Australian rules footballer who played with North Melbourne in the Victorian Football League (VFL).

Dwyer, a wingman, played eight games in North Melbourne's debut VFL season in 1925.[3] Despite being in a struggling team, Dwyer polled well in the Brownlow Medal and had his best finish in 1928 when he was equal third.[3]

When he went to Yarraville, without a clearance, he had to sit out of football for two years in order to get a permit to back come to North Melbourne.[4] A four time Victorian representative, he resumed his VFL career in 1934 but would play only four more games with the club. He then returned home to Murchison and led the local team to a Goulburn Valley Football League grand final in 1936, which they lost. He also won the GVFL's Morrison Medal that, which was awarded to the season's best and fairest player.[5] His son Laurie Dwyer as well as two grandsons, Anthony and David, all played for North Melbourne.[6] He was also the uncle of West Australian Football League players Keith and Roy Harper, who both won Simpson Medals.[7]

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: WW2 Nominal Roll. Government of Australia. 8 November 2015. 4 March 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20160304052712/http://www.ww2roll.gov.au/Veteran.aspx?serviceId=A&veteranId=613277. dead.
  2. Web site: Leo Dwyer - Player Bio. Australian Football. 13 November 2014.
  3. http://afltables.com/afl/stats/players/L/Leo_Dwyer.html AFL Tables: Leo Dwyer
  4. The Argus, "Johns Reregistered", 26 July 1934, p. 13
  5. Web site: Murchison . Full Points Footy . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20080731212129/http://www.fullpointsfooty.net/murchison.htm . 31 July 2008 .
  6. Book: Holmesby. Russell. Main. Jim. The Encyclopedia Of AFL Footballers. BAS Publishing. 2007. 978-1-920910-78-5.
  7. The West Australian, "Harper Brothers Train As Opposite Wingmen", 28 April 1954, p. 30