Pat Descrimes

Patrick Joseph "Pat" Descrimes (31 December 1877 – 6 January 1939)[1] was an Australian rules footballer who played for the Fitzroy Football Club in the Victorian Football League (VFL).[2]

Pat Descrimes
Descrimes in 1899
Personal information
Full name Patrick Joseph Descrimes
Date of birth 31 December 1877
Place of birth Geelong, Victoria
Date of death 6 January 1939(1939-01-06) (aged 61)
Place of death Dromana, Victoria
Original team(s) North Carlton
Position(s) Follower
Playing career1
Years Club Games (Goals)
1897–1900 Fitzroy 55 (18)
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1900.
Career highlights
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com

Descrimes debuted at Fitzroy in opening game of the inaugural VFL season in 1897 and went on to play four seasons for the club. He was a follower in Fitzroy's 1898 premiership team and a half forward flanker in their premiership side in 1899.[3]

References
  1. "MR. P. J. DESCRIMES". The Argus. Melbourne. 7 January 1939. p. 10.
  2. Holmesby, Russell; Main, Jim (2014). The Encyclopedia of AFL Footballers: every AFL/VFL player since 1897 (10th ed.). Melbourne, Victoria: Bas Publishing. p. 223. ISBN 978-1-921496-32-5.
  3. Some sources have Bert Sharpe in the 1899 premiership team instead of Descrimes but Sharpe was a late omission when his father died.


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