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Key Facts

Full name
Leonard Dwyer

Known as
Leo Dwyer

Born
9 May 1907

Died
11 November 1995 (aged 88)

Age at first & last AFL game
First game: 18y 63d
Last game: 27y 353d

Height and weight
Height: 172 cm
Weight: 67 kg

Senior clubs
North Melbourne

Jumper numbers
North Melbourne: 19, 10, 3

Family links
Laurie Dwyer (Son)David Dwyer (Grandson)Anthony Dwyer (Grandson)

Leo Dwyer

Advanced stats
ClubLeagueCareer spanGamesGoalsAvgWin %AKIAHBAMKBV
North MelbourneV/AFL1925-1929, 1934-19357130.0413%———11
Total1925-1929, 1934-19357130.0413%———11

AFL: 3,081st player to appear, 3,347th most games played, 7,096th most goals kickedNorth Melbourne: 31st player to appear, 195th most games played, 537th most goals kicked

Leo Joseph Dwyer played 71 games for North Melbourne between 1925 and 1935.

Dwyer, a wingman, was a foundation player for North Melbourne, playing eight games in their debut VFL season in 1925. 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.

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. 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 Morrison Medal that, which was awarded to the season's Best and Fairest player.

His son Laurie Dwyer as well as two grandsons, Anthony and David, all played for North Melbourne. He was also the uncle of West Australian Football League players Keith and Roy Harper, who both won Simpson Medals.

Sources

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leo_Dwyer

Footnotes

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