Patrick Lipinski

Patrick Lipinski
Personal information
Full name	Patrick Lipinski
Nickname(s)	Lippy, Lippa
Date of birth	(1998-07-17) 17 July 1998 (age 26)
Original team(s)	Eltham Football Club /Northern Knights (TAC Cup)
Draft	No. 28, 2016 national draft
Debut	Round 23, 2017, Western Bulldogs  vs. Hawthorn, at Etihad Stadium
Height	190 cm (6 ft 3 in)
Weight	80 kg (176 lb)
Position(s)	Midfielder
Club information
Current club	Collingwood
Number	1
Playing career1
Years	Club	Games (Goals)
2017–2021	Western Bulldogs	056 (30)
2022–	Collingwood	063 (32)
Total		119 (62)
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of opening round, 2025.
Career highlights
AFL premiership player: 2023
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com

Patrick Lipinski (born 17 July 1998) is a professional Australian rules footballer playing for the Collingwood Football Club in the Australian Football League (AFL). He previously played for the Western Bulldogs from 2017 to 2021.

Playing career

He was drafted by the Western Bulldogs with their second selection and twenty-eighth overall in the 2016 national draft. ^[1] He made his debut in the nine point loss against Hawthorn in round twenty-three of the 2017 season. ^[2]

At the end of the 2021 AFL season, Lipinski requested a trade to Collingwood. ^[3] He was officially traded on 11 October. ^[4]

During a practice match in the 2023 pre season against Hawthorn, Lipinski injured his shoulder ruling him out for the first half of the 2023 AFL season. ^[5] Lipinksi returned from injury in Round 13 and played 14 games for the season including Collingwood's Grand Final win against Brisbane Lions. ^{[6] [7]}

Statistics

Updated to the end of the 2024 season. ^[8]

Legend

G	Goals	K	Kicks	D	Disposals	T	Tackles
B	Behinds	H	Handballs	M	Marks
#	Played in that season's  premiership team

Season	Team	No.	Games	Totals							Averages (per game)							Votes
				G	B	K	H	D	M	T	G	B	K	H	D	M	T
2017	Western Bulldogs	27	1	0	3	6	12	18	4	1	0.0	3.0	6.0	12.0	18.0	4.0	1.0	0
2018	Western Bulldogs	27	17	12	5	113	137	250	48	41	0.7	0.3	6.7	8.1	14.7	2.8	2.4	0
2019	Western Bulldogs	27	14	11	4	137	170	307	65	50	0.8	0.3	9.8	12.1	21.9	4.6	3.6	0
2020 [a]	Western Bulldogs	27	13	5	4	90	121	211	32	30	0.4	0.3	6.9	9.3	16.2	2.5	2.3	0
2021	Western Bulldogs	27	11	2	1	27	33	60	11	7	0.3	0.0	6.8	8.3	15.0	2.8	1.8	0
2022	Collingwood	1	25	9	4	273	278	551	86	92	0.4	0.2	10.9	11.1	22.0	3.4	3.7	4
2023 #	Collingwood	1	14	5	2	114	135	249	40	47	0.4	0.1	8.1	9.6	17.8	2.9	3.4	0
2024	Collingwood	1	23	18	9	185	218	403	74	71	0.8	0.4	8.0	9.5	17.5	3.2	3.1	5
Career			118	62	32	992	1150	2142	388	355	0.5	0.3	8.4	9.7	18.2	3.3	3.0	9

Notes

1. The 2020 season was played with 17 home-and-away matches per team (down from 22) and 16-minute quarters with time on (down from 20-minute quarters with time on) due to the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic.

References

1. Cavanagh, Chris (28 November 2016). "Lifelong Western Bulldogs supporter Patrick Lipinski to live out AFL dream after being drafted by reigning premier". Whittlesea Leader. News Corp Australia . Retrieved 21 October 2017.
2. Davidson, Ryan (24 August 2017). "Veteran Dog gets chance for final bow-wow". AFL.com.au. Bigpond . Retrieved 21 October 2017.
3. "Lipinski requests trade". WesternBulldogs.com.au. 28 September 2021. Retrieved 11 October 2021.
4. "Lipinski lands at the Pies". Collingwood . Telstra. 11 October 2021.
5. "Massive blow for Collingwood, West Coast's big injury concerns". 7NEWS. 6 March 2023. Retrieved 29 April 2023.
6. "'I was almost in tears': Magpie's tough road back from injury blow". afl.com.au. 11 July 2023.
7. "'I can't believe it': Super sub living the dream after 'crazy' flag ride". afl.com.au. 1 October 2023.
8. "Patrick Lipinski". AFL Tables. Retrieved 23 September 2024.

External links

• Patrick Lipinski's profile on the official website of the Collingwood Football Club
• Patrick Lipinski's playing statistics from AFL Tables