Neil Lewthwaite (born 11 August 1939) is a former Australian rules footballer who played with

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in the

Victorian Football League The Victorian Football League (VFL) is an Australian rules football league in Australia serving as one of the second-tier regional semi-professional competitions which sit underneath the fully professional Australian Football League (AFL). I ...

(VFL). Before he came to South Melbourne, Lewthwaite played for Ivanhoe Amateurs, in the

Victorian Amateur Football Association The Victorian Amateur Football Association (VAFA) is the largest senior community Australian rules football competition in Victoria. It consists of seven senior men's and women's divisions ranging from Premier to Division 4. In addition the ...

. An Ivanhoe

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winner in 1959, Lewthwaite was a member of the Victorian Amateurs team that competed in that year's AAFC Perth Carnival, then represented the VAFA again in 1960 and earned All-Australian selection. Lewthwaite made nine appearances for South Melbourne in the

1961 VFL season The 1961 VFL season was the 65th season of the Victorian Football League (VFL), the highest level senior Australian rules football competition in Victoria. The season featured twelve clubs, ran from 15 April until 23 September, and comprised an ...

. For the rest of his career, Lewthwaite played for

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in the

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. Lewthwaite, who was playing coach from 1966 to 1968, remained at Acton until early in the 1972 season, when he retired after bringing up 200 games. He won the

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in 1967.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Lewthwaite, Neil 1939 births Australian rules footballers from Victoria (state) Sydney Swans players Ivanhoe Amateurs Football Club players Acton Football Club players Living people