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Full name
Patrick Hand
Known as
Pat Hand
Born
14 October 1923
Died
2 July 1994 (aged 70)
Age at first & last AFL game
First game: 19y 255d
Last game: 25y 205d
Height and weight
Height: 185 cm
Weight: 79 kg
Senior clubs
Footscray
Jumper numbers
Footscray: 9, 8
Club | League | Career span | Games | Goals | Avg | Win % | AKI | AHB | AMK | BV |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Footscray | V/AFL | 1943-1947, 1949 | 63 | 2 | 0.03 | 59% | — | — | — | 0 |
Total | 1943-1947, 1949 | 63 | 2 | 0.03 | 59% | — | — | — | 0 |
AFL: 5,218th player to appear, 3,657th most games played, 7,931st most goals kickedFootscray: 300th player to appear, 213th most games played, 649th most goals kicked
Recruited from Sunshine, before that club had joined the VFA, Pat Hand played 63 VFL games and kicked two goals for Footscray between 1943 and 1949. A serviceable defender, he was a mainstay of the side which made a rare finals appearance in his second season, but thereafter he made more sporadic appearances.
Author - John Devaney