George Lockwood (6 December 1872 - 1946) was an Australian rules footballer who played for the Geelong Football Club and Collingwood Football Club in the Victorian Football League (VFL). He was originally from the Geelong area, but came to the VFL from the East Fremantle Football Club.
Family The sons of Thomas Lockwood (1821-1876),Deaths: Lockwood, The Geelong Advertiser, (Tuesday, 28 March 1876), p.2.A Series of Misfortunes, The Riverine Herald, (Tuesday, 28 March 1876), p.2.Fatal Occurrence at Geelong, The Argus, (Wednesday, 29 March 1876), p.6. and Charlotte Lockwood (1843-1884), née Chambers (later Mrs. William Moorhouse Hardman),Deaths: Hardman, The Geelong Advertiser, (Tuesday, 19 August 1884), p.2. George Lockwood and his twin brother Edward Lockwood (1872–1953) were born at Geelong 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 back pocket and was a member of Collingwood premiership sides in 1902 and 1903.
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George Lockwood, at Collingwood Forever