Australian rules footballer
| George Nelson | |||
|---|---|---|---|
 Nelson during his Collingwood career | |||
| Personal information | |||
| Full name | George Anthony Nelson | ||
| Date of birth | (1919-04-26)26 April 1919 | ||
| Place of birth | Collingwood, Victoria | ||
| Date of death | 9 March 1981(1981-03-09) (aged 61) | ||
| Place of death | Heidelberg, Victoria | ||
| Original team(s) | Magpies (Sunday League) | ||
| Height | 170 cm (5 ft 7 in) | ||
| Weight | 73 kg (161 lb) | ||
| Playing career | |||
| Years | Club | Games (Goals) | |
| 1944–45 | Collingwood | 24 (1) | |
| 1946 | Richmond | 02 (0) | |
| 1947 | Williamstown (VFA) | 12 (0) | |
| Playing statistics correct to the end of 1946. | |||
| Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com | |||
George Anthony Nelson (26 April 1919 – 9 March 1981) was an Australian rules footballer who played with Collingwood and Richmond in the Victorian Football League (VFL).
Prior to his football career, Nelson served in the Australian Army during World War II.
Notes
- Holmesby, Russell; Main, Jim (2014). The Encyclopedia of AFL Footballers: every AFL/VFL player since 1897 (10th ed.). Seaford, Victoria: BAS Publishing. p. 653. ISBN 978-1-921496-32-5.
- "World War Two Nominal Roll". Government of Australia. Archived from the original on 3 March 2016. Retrieved 23 December 2014.
External links
- George Nelson's playing statistics from AFL Tables
- George Nelson's playing statistics from The VFA Project
- George Nelson's Profile from Collingwood Forever
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