Neil Tompkins

William Neil Tompkins (15 January 1927 – 20 February 1991)[2] was an Australian rules footballer who played with Geelong in the Victorian Football League (VFL).

Neil Tompkins
Personal information
Full name William Neil Tompkins[1]
Date of birth (1927-01-15)15 January 1927
Place of birth Geelong, Victoria
Date of death 20 February 1991(1991-02-20) (aged 64)
Original team(s) Navy / North Geelong
Height 185 cm (6 ft 1 in)
Weight 90 kg (198 lb)
Playing career1
Years Club Games (Goals)
1945 Geelong 12 (3)
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1945.
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com

Tompkins was a member of Royal Australian Navy and played his early football at North Geelong.[3][4] He made all of his 12 appearances for Geelong in the 1945 VFL season.[5] Geelong cleared him to Carlton in 1950 but he didn't play any league football at his new club.[6] He was inducted into the North Geelong Football Club's Hall of Fame in 2014.[7]

References
  1. "World War Two Nominal Roll". Government of Australia. Retrieved 30 December 2014.
  2. "Neil Tompkins – Player Bio". Australian Football. Retrieved 30 December 2014.
  3. "Flemington Test of Camera Eye Arranged: Melbourne Football". Army News. Darwin, NT. 30 May 1945. p. 4. Retrieved 31 December 2014.
  4. Holmesby, Russell; Main, Jim (2007). The Encyclopedia Of AFL Footballers. BAS Publishing. ISBN 9781920910785.
  5. "Neil Tompkins – Games Played". AFL Tables. Retrieved 30 December 2014.
  6. "Tompkins clears to Carlton". The Argus. Melbourne. 27 March 1950. p. 16. Retrieved 31 December 2014.
  7. King, Tom (7 July 2014). "Magpies honour greats – KROCK Football". KROCK Football. Archived from the original on 31 December 2014. Retrieved 30 December 2014.
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