Neil Tompkins Explained
| Neil Tompkins |
| Fullname: | William Neil Tompkins[1] |
| Birth Date: | 15 January 1927 |
| Birth Place: | Geelong, Victoria |
| Originalteam: | Navy / North Geelong |
| Height: | 185 cm |
| Weight: | 90 kg |
| Statsend: | 1945 |
| Years1: | 1945 |
| Club1: | Geelong |
| Games Goals1: | 12 (3) |
William Neil Tompkins (15 January 1927 – 20 February 1991)[2] was an Australian rules footballer who played with Geelong in the Victorian Football League (VFL).
Tompkins was a member of Royal Australian Navy and played his early football at North Geelong.[3] [4] He made all of his 12 appearances for Geelong in the 1945 VFL season.[5] Geelong cleared him to Carlton in 1950 but he didn't play any league football at his new club.[6] He was inducted into the North Geelong Football Club's Hall of Fame in 2014.[7]
Notes and References
- Web site: World War Two Nominal Roll. Government of Australia. 30 December 2014.
- Web site: Neil Tompkins – Player Bio. Australian Football. 30 December 2014.
- News: Flemington Test of Camera Eye Arranged: Melbourne Football. . . Darwin, NT . 30 May 1945 . 31 December 2014 . 4.
- Book: Holmesby. Russell. Main. Jim. The Encyclopedia Of AFL Footballers. BAS Publishing. 2007. 9781920910785.
- Web site: Neil Tompkins – Games Played. AFL Tables. 30 December 2014.
- News: Tompkins clears to Carlton.. . Melbourne . 27 March 1950 . 31 December 2014 . 16.
- Web site: Magpies honour greats – KROCK Football. King. Tom. 7 July 2014. KROCK Football. 30 December 2014. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20141231000006/http://www.krockfootball.com.au/magpies-honour-greats-2/. 31 December 2014. dmy-all.
