Ossy Armstrong
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Geelong, Victoria
Breamlea, Victoria
| Ossy Armstrong | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal information | |||
| Full name | Oswald Robert Armstrong | ||
| Born |
30 May 1892 Geelong, Victoria | ||
| Died |
1 March 1958 (aged 65) Breamlea, Victoria | ||
| Original team | Barwon | ||
| Height | 166 cm (5 ft 5 in) | ||
| Weight | 73 kg (161 lb) | ||
| Playing career1 | |||
| Years | Club | Games (Goals) | |
| 1915 | Geelong | 5 (0) | |
|
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1915. | |||
| Career highlights | |||
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| Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com | |||
Oswald Robert Armstrong (30 May 1892 – 1 March 1958) was an Australian rules footballer who played with Geelong in the Victorian Football League (VFL).[1]
Football
Geelong (VFL)
Recruited from the Barwon Football Club,[5] he played his first match for Geelong against St Kilda at the Junction Oval, on 3 July 1915.[6][7] Overall, he played in five First XVIII games for Geelong, with his last game being that against Fitzroy, at the Brunswick Street Oval, on 21 August 1915, when Geelong was thrashed by Fitzroy, 18.13 (121) to 4.7 (31).[8]
Training Units team (AIF)
He played for the (losing) Australian Training Units team in the famous "Pioneer Exhibition Game" of Australian Rules football, held in London, in October 1916. A news film was taken at the match.[9][10]
Barwon Football Club
On his return from active overseas service with the First AIF, Geelong cleared Armstrong back to Barwon.[11]
Military service
Death
He died at Breamlea, Victoria on 1 March 1958.[14]
