Pat Descrimes
Pat Descrimes | |||
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![]() Descrimes in 1899 | |||
Personal information | |||
Full name | Patrick Joseph Descrimes | ||
Date of birth | 31 December 1877 | ||
Place of birth | Geelong, Victoria | ||
Date of death | 6 January 1939 | (aged 61)||
Place of death | Dromana, Victoria | ||
Original team(s) | North Carlton | ||
Position(s) | Follower | ||
Playing career1 | |||
Years | Club | Games (Goals) | |
1897–1900 | Fitzroy | 55 (18) | |
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1900. | |||
Career highlights | |||
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com |
Patrick Joseph "Pat" Descrimes (31 December 1877 – 6 January 1939)[1] was an Australian rules footballer who played for the Fitzroy Football Club in the Victorian Football League (VFL).[2]
Descrimes debuted at Fitzroy in opening game of the inaugural VFL season in 1897 and went on to play four seasons for the club. He was a follower in Fitzroy's 1898 premiership team and a half forward flanker in their premiership side in 1899.[3]
References[]
- ^ "MR. P. J. DESCRIMES". The Argus. Melbourne. 7 January 1939. p. 10.
- ^ Holmesby, Russell; Main, Jim (2014). The Encyclopedia of AFL Footballers: every AFL/VFL player since 1897 (10th ed.). Melbourne, Victoria: Bas Publishing. p. 223. ISBN 978-1-921496-32-5.
- ^ Some sources have Bert Sharpe in the 1899 premiership team instead of Descrimes but Sharpe was a late omission when his father died.
External links[]
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- Pat Descrimes's playing statistics from AFL Tables
- Pat Descrimes at AustralianFootball.com
Categories:
- 1877 births
- Australian rules footballers from Victoria (Australia)
- Fitzroy Football Club players
- Fitzroy Football Club Premiership players
- 1939 deaths
- Two-time VFL/AFL Premiership players
- Australian rules biography, 1870s birth stubs