Bernie Treweek
Personal information
Full name Bernard Alton Treweek
Born (1914-09-27)27 September 1914
Broken Hill, New South Wales
Died 27 November 1957(1957-11-27) (aged 43)
Heidelberg, Victoria
Original team Caulfield Football Club
Height 178 cm (5 ft 10 in)
Weight 79 kg (174 lb)
Playing career1
Years Club Games (Goals)
1934–1935 Carlton 6 (0)
1937–1940 Fitzroy 57 (0)
Total 63 (0)
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1940.
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com

Bernard Alton Treweek (27 September 1914 – 27 November 1957) was an Australian rules footballer who played for the Carlton Football Club and Fitzroy Football Club in the Victorian Football League (VFL).[1]

Family

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The son of Laurence Treweek (1874-1949), and Catherine Treweek, née Watts (1875-1959), Bernard Alton Treweek was born at Broken Hill, New South Wales on 27 September 1914.

He married Helen Ferguson (1917-1998) in 1936. They had four children; two of whom died in their infancy.

Education

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He was educated at the Christian Brothers' College in Victoria Parade.[2]

Football

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Carlton (VFL)

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Recruited from the Caulfield Football Club in the Metropolitan Amateur Football Association (MAFA)[broken anchor], although a regular Seconds player, he played in six senior games for Carlton over his three seasons with the team (1934-1936).

Fitzroy (VFL)

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He played in 57 senior games for Fitzroy over four seasons (1937-1940).[3]

1937 Best First-Year Players

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In September 1937, The Argus selected Treweek in its team of 1937's first-year players.[4]

Best First-Year Players (1937)
Backs Bernie Treweek
(Fitzroy)
Reg Henderson
(Richmond)
Lawrence Morgan
(Fitzroy)
H/Backs Gordon Waters
(Hawthorn)
Bill Cahill
(Essendon)
Eddie Morcom
(North Melbourne)
Centre Line Ted Buckley
(Melbourne)
George Bates
(Richmond)
Jack Kelly
(St Kilda)
H/Forwards Col Williamson
(St Kilda)
Ray Watts
(Essendon)
Don Dilks
(Footscray)
Forwards Lou Sleeth
(Richmond)
Sel Murray
(North Melbourne)
Charlie Pierce
(Hawthorn)
Rucks/Rover Reg Garvin
(St Kilda)
Sandy Patterson
(South Melbourne)
Des Fothergill
(Collingwood)
Second Ruck Lawrence Morgan Col Williamson Lou Sleeth

Death

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He died at the Austin Hospital, in Heidelberg, Victoria on 27 November 1957.[5][6]

Notes

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References

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  • Holmesby, Russell; Main, Jim (2009). The Encyclopedia of AFL Footballers: every AFL/VFL player since 1897 (8th ed.). Seaford, Victoria: BAS Publishing. ISBN 978-1-921496-00-4.
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