Mick Twomey

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Michael Twomey
Personal information
Date of birth	(1931-09-25) 25 September 1931
Original team	Ballarat
Debut	Round 1 1951, Collingwood v. North Melbourne, at Victoria Park, Melbourne
Height/Weight	185 centimetres (6.07 ft) 87 kilograms (192 lb)
Playing career¹
Collingwood (1951–1961) 157 games, 97 goals
¹ Playing statistics correct to end of 1961 season.
Career highlights
Collingwood 3rd best and fairest 1956 Collingwood premiership side 1953, 1958

Michael Twomey (born 25 September 1931) is a former Australian rules footballer, who played in the Victorian Football League, (VFL).

At 185 centimetres (73 in) in height, Collingwood's Mick Twomey was taller than his brothers Bill and Pat, and played most of his 157 VFL games between 1951 and 1961 as a ruckman.

Over the course of his 10 year career Twomey was a member of five Collingwood Grand Final teams, enjoying premiership success in 1953 and 1958.

External links

v t e Collingwood Football Club 1953 VFL Premiers

Collingwood 11.11 (77) defeated Geelong 8.17 (65), at the Melbourne Cricket Ground

Captain: 1. L. Richards 2. Mann 4. Batchelor 5. Finck 7. Hams 9. Kingston 10. Waites 12. Healey 17. Merrett 14. Gooch 16. Weideman 18. Parker 20. R. Richards 22. B. Rose 25. M. Twomey 26. B. Twomey 27. P. Twomey 29. Sharp 31. Waller 33. W. Rose

Coach: Kyne

v t e Collingwood Football Club 1958 VFL Premiers

Collingwood 12.10 (82) defeated Melbourne 9.10 (64), at the Melbourne Cricket Ground

Captain: 1. Weideman 2. Lucas 3. Harrison 4. Henderson 5. Brewer 6. Smale 7. Beers 8. Fellowes 9. Turner 11. Bennett 12. Greve 13. Gabelich 14. Serong 15. Rose 16. Merrett 17. Reeves 20. Sullivan 22. Gray 23. Twomey 24. Delanty

Coach: Kyne

Persondata
Name	Twomey, Michael
Alternative names
Short description	Australian rules footballer
Date of birth	25 September 1931
Place of birth
Date of death
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