Gil Patrick

Gil Patrick
Personal information
Full name Gilbert Kearly Patrick
Born (1908-01-22)22 January 1908
Beechworth, Victoria
Died 6 August 1995(1995-08-06) (aged 87)
Original team Wangaratta Rovers
Playing career1
Years Club Games (Goals)
1929 Footscray 3 (1)
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1929.
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com

Gilbert Kearly Patrick (22 January 1908 – 6 August 1995) was an Australian rules footballer who played with Footscray in the Victorian Football League (VFL).

Patrick was recruited from the Wangaratta Rovers, who were playing in the Ovens & King Football League and was Footscray's best player on his debut in round three, 1929 against North Melbourne.

Patrick later served in the Royal Australian Air Force during World War II.

Notes

  1. ↑ Holmesby, Russell; Main, Jim (2014). The Encyclopedia of AFL Footballers: every AFL/VFL player since 1897 (10th ed.). Seaford, Victoria: BAS Publishing. p. 690. ISBN 978-1-921496-32-5.
  2. ↑ "1929 - From Footscray to Northcote". The Herald. 16 August 1929. p. 15. Retrieved 10 August 2021.
  3. ↑ "1929 - SCRAMBLING GAME: Footscray Defeats North Melbourne". The Argus (Melbourne, Vic. : 1848 - 1957). 13 May 1929. p. 10. Retrieved 8 August 2025.
  4. ↑ "World War II Roll: Gilbert Kearly Patrick". Department of Veterans Affairs.