George Anthony Nelson (26 April 1919 – 9 March 1981) was an

Australian rules football Australian football, also called Australian rules football or Aussie rules, or more simply football or footy, is a contact sport played between two teams of 18 players on an oval field, often a modified cricket ground. Points are scored by k ...

er who played with Collingwood and

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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). It ...

(VFL). Prior to his football career, Nelson served in the Australian Army during World War II.

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George Nelson's playing statistics
from The VFA Project
George Nelson's Profile
from Collingwood Forever 1919 births 1981 deaths Australian rules footballers from Victoria (state) Collingwood Football Club players Richmond Football Club players Williamstown Football Club players {{AFL-bio-1919-stub