George Lockwood (born 6 December 1872, date of death unknown) was an

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er who played for the

Geelong Football Club The Geelong Football Club, nicknamed the Cats, is a professional Australian rules football club based at Kardinia Park in South Geelong, Victoria, Australia. The club competes in the Australian Football League (AFL), the sport's premier comp ...

and

Collingwood Football Club The Collingwood Football Club, nicknamed the Magpies or colloquially the Pies, is a professional Australian rules football club based in Melbourne, Victoria that competes in the Australian Football League (AFL), the sport's elite competition. ...

in the

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(VFL). He was originally from the Geelong area, but came to the VFL from the

East Fremantle Football Club The East Fremantle Football Club, nicknamed the Sharks and colloquially referred to as East Freo, is an Australian rules football club playing in the West Australian Football League (WAFL) and WAFL Women's (WAFLW). The team's home ground is Eas ...

Family

The sons of Thomas Lockwood (1821-1876), and Charlotte Lockwood (1843-1884), née Chambers (later Mrs. William Moorhouse Hardman),Deaths: Hardman, ''The Geelong Advertiser'', (Tuesday, 19 August 1884), p.2.
/ref> George Lockwood and his twin brother Edward Lockwood (1872–1953) were born at

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on 6 December 1872.

Football

George and his twin brother "Teddy" were the first pair of twins to play VFL football. Their careers also mirrored each other's, with both starting at Geelong in 1899 and crossing to Collingwood in 1902. George Lockwood usually played in the

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and was a member of Collingwood premiership sides in 1902 and 1903.

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George Lockwood, at Collingwood Forever
1872 births Year of death missing Geelong Football Club (VFA) players Geelong Football Club players Collingwood Football Club players Collingwood Football Club premiership players East Fremantle Football Club players Australian rules footballers from Geelong Australian twins VFL/AFL premiership players {{AFL-bio-1870s-stub