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Key Facts

Full name
William Patrick McNamara

Known as
Pat McNamara

Born
10 January 1912

Died
11 April 1983 (aged 71)

Age at first & last AFL game
First game: 22y 136d
Last game: 28y 213d

Height and weight
Height: 180 cm
Weight: 77 kg

Senior clubs
Melbourne; South Melbourne

Jumper numbers
Melbourne: 28
South Melbourne: 12

Recruited from
Melbourne (1939)

Family links
Bill McNamara (Father)

Pat McNamara

Advanced stats
ClubLeagueCareer spanGamesGoalsAvgWin %AKIAHBAMKBV
MelbourneV/AFL1934-19385400.0070%13.37—3.560
South MelbourneV/AFL1939-19402230.1418%———0
V/AFL1934-19407630.0455%13.37—3.560
Total1934-19407630.0455%13.37—3.560

Pre 1965 stats are for selected matches only

AFL: 4,164th player to appear, 3,162nd most games played, 7,157th most goals kickedMelbourne: 527th player to appear, 307th most games played, 1,198th most goals kickedSouth Melbourne: 547th player to appear, 553rd most games played, 723rd most goals kicked

In 1933 Pat McNamara joined Melbourne from Carlton, where he had failed to play a single senior game. He made his senior debut with the Demons the following year, and quickly developed into a handy wingman. Between 1934 and 1938 he played 54 VFL games without registering a goal.

The 1939 season saw him at South Melbourne where over the course of that season and the next he added a final 22 VFL games plus his first three goals to his respective tallies. In 1941 he captain-coached the seconds and won that year’s Gardiner Medal awarded to the competition best and fairest player at that level.  

Author - John Devaney

Sources

Encyclopedia of AFL Footballers by Russell Holmesby & Jim Main; Wikipedia article;http://demonwiki.org/Pat+McNamara

Footnotes

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