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Key Facts

Full name
George Garlick Jnr

Known as
George Garlick

Born
26 February 1921

Died
8 February 1993 (aged 71)

Age at first & last AFL game
First game: 22y 169d
Last game: 23y 189d

Height and weight
Height: 170 cm
Weight: 79 kg

Senior clubs
Yarraville; North Melbourne

Jumper numbers
North Melbourne: 7

Family links
George Garlick Snr (Father)

George Garlick

Advanced stats
ClubLeagueCareer spanGamesGoalsAvgWin %AKIAHBAMKBV
YarravilleVFA1939-1942, 1945-1957————————
North MelbourneV/AFL1943-1944800.0050%———0
Total1939-1957800.00—————

AFL: 5,245th player to appear, 8,773rd most games played, 11,495th most goals kickedNorth Melbourne: 324th player to appear, 674th most games played, 875th most goals kicked

A stalwart of the Yarraville Football Club for close to two decades, George Garlick played for and coached both the seniors and the reserves, the latter to two flags, and was the winner of senior best and fairest awards in 1945 and 1947. Renowned for his prodigious kicking, he once beat VFL champions John Coleman, Dick Reynolds and Charlie Sutton in a long kicking competition. Garlick began his connection with Yarraville in 1939, a connection which lasted (almost uninterrupted, save for a short eight-game stint with North Melbourne in 1943-44) until 1957, after which he was made a life member of the club.

George Garlick's father, also named George, played league football briefly in the 1920s for Melbourne and Footscray.

Author - John Devaney, with updates by Andrew Gigacz

Sources

Full Points Footy Publications

Footnotes

* Behinds calculated from the 1965 season on.
+ Score at the end of extra time.