Patrick Lipinski
Australian rules footballer
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Patrick Jonathan 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.
| Patrick Lipinski | |||
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Lipinski with Collingwood in May 2025 | |||
| Personal information | |||
| Full name | Patrick Lipinski | ||
| Nickname | Lippa[1] | ||
| Born | 17 July 1998 | ||
| Original team | Northern Knights (TAC Cup)/Eltham | ||
| 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 | Midfielder / forward | ||
| Club information | |||
| Current club | Collingwood | ||
| Number | 1 | ||
| Playing career1 | |||
| Years | Club | Games (Goals) | |
| 2017–2021 | Western Bulldogs | 56 (30) | |
| 2022– | Collingwood | 87 (42) | |
| Total | 143 (72) | ||
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1 Playing statistics correct to the end of round 2, 2026. | |||
| Career highlights | |||
| Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com | |||
Junior football and playing career
Lipinski grew up in Melbourne’s north east playing junior football for Montmorency and Eltham in the Northern Football League. He later played representative football for Northern Knights in the TAC Cup, which led to him being drafted.[2]
He was drafted by the Western Bulldogs with their second selection and twenty-eighth overall in the 2016 national draft.[3] He made his debut in the nine point loss against Hawthorn in round twenty-three of the 2017 season.[4]
At the end of the 2021 AFL season, Lipinski requested a trade to Collingwood.[5] He was officially traded on 11 October.[6]
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.[7] Lipinksi returned from injury in Round 13 and played 14 games for the season including Collingwood's Grand Final win against Brisbane Lions.[8][9]
Statistics
Updated to the end of round 2, 2026.[10]
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 | 6.6 | 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 | 31 | 0.4 | 0.3 | 6.9 | 9.3 | 16.2 | 2.5 | 2.4 | 0 |
| 2021 | Western Bulldogs | 27 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 74 | 79 | 153 | 39 | 22 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 6.7 | 7.2 | 13.9 | 3.5 | 2.0 | 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 |
| 2025 | Collingwood | 1 | 23 | 10 | 11 | 204 | 191 | 395 | 83 | 59 | 0.4 | 0.5 | 8.9 | 8.3 | 17.2 | 3.6 | 2.6 | 0 |
| 2026 | Collingwood | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 22 | 21 | 43 | 16 | 7 | 0.0 | 0.5 | 11.0 | 10.5 | 21.5 | 8.0 | 3.5 | |
| Career | 143 | 72 | 44 | 1218 | 1362 | 2580 | 487 | 421 | 0.5 | 0.3 | 8.5 | 9.5 | 18.0 | 3.4 | 2.9 | 9 | ||
Notes
- 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.
