Mick Twomey

Mick Twomey
Michael Twomey
Personal information
Birth 25 September 1931 (1931-09-25) (age 80)
Recruited from Ballarat
Height and weight 185 centimetres (6.07 ft)
87 kilograms (190 lb)
Playing career¹
Debut Round 1 1951, Collingwood v.
North Melbourne, at Victoria Park, Melbourne
Team(s)

Collingwood (1951–1961)

157 games, 97 goals

¹ Statistics to end of 1961 season
Career highlights

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.

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