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| Neil MacLeod | |||
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| Personal information | |||
| Full name | Neil MacLeod | ||
| Date of birth | 15 January 1960 | ||
| Height | 175 cm (5 ft 9 in) | ||
| Weight | 78 kg (172 lb) | ||
| Position(s) | Rover | ||
| Playing career1 | |||
| Years | Club | Games (Goals) | |
| 1977–1978 | Fitzroy | 10 (7) | |
| 1980 | St Kilda | 4 (5) | |
| Total | 14 (12) | ||
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1980. | |||
| Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com | |||
Neil MacLeod (born 15 January 1960) is a former Australian rules footballer who played for Fitzroy and St Kilda in the Victorian Football League (VFL).
Australian rules football, officially known as Australian football, or simply called Aussie rules, football or footy, is a contact sport played between two teams of eighteen players on an oval-shaped field, often a modified cricket ground. Points are scored by kicking the oval-shaped ball between goal posts or between behind posts.
The Fitzroy Football Club, nicknamed the Lions or the Roys, is an Australian rules football club formed in 1883 to represent the inner-Melbourne suburb of Fitzroy, Victoria and was a foundation member club of the Victorian Football League on its inception in 1897. The club experienced some early success in the league and was the first club to win a VFL Grand Final. It also achieved a total of eight VFL premierships between 1898 and 1944, and more recently three VAFA promotions in 2009, 2012 and 2018.
The St Kilda Football Club, nicknamed the Saints, is an Australian rules football club based in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. The club plays in the Australian Football League, the sport's premier league.
MacLeod, a rover, made his league debut at the age of 17, in the opening round of the 1977 VFL season. He ended up at St Kilda in 1980 and appeared in four games.
The 1977 Victorian Football League season was the 81st season of the elite Australian rules football competition.
Sandringham secured his services in 1981, where he played until 1988 after amassing 87 games and kicking 167 goals. He was a member of Sandringham's premiership team in 1985 and also won the J. J. Liston Trophy that year.
The Sandringham Football Club, nicknamed The Zebras, is an Australian rules football club based in Melbourne which was formed in 1929 and plays in the Victorian Football League (VFL) which was formerly called the Victorian Football Association (VFA).
The J. J. Liston Trophy is awarded annually to the best and fairest senior player in the Victorian Football League.