Bernard Alton Treweek (27 September 1914 – 27 November 1957) was an Australian rules footballer who played for the Carlton Football Club and Fitzroy Football Club in the Victorian Football League (VFL).Holmesby & Main (2009), p.836.
Family The son of Laurence Treweek (1874-1949), and Catherine Treweek, née Watts (1875-1959), Bernard Alton Treweek was born at Broken Hill, New South Wales on 27 September 1914.
He married Helen Ferguson (1917-1998) in 1936. They had four children; two of whom died in their infancy.
Education He was educated at the Christian Brothers' College in Victoria Parade.Blake, Jim, "Who's Who in Football: No.9. Fitzroy", The Sporting Globe, (Saturday, 15 June 1940), p.5.
Football Carlton (VFL) Recruited from the Caulfield Football Club in the Metropolitan Amateur Football Association (MAFA), although a regular Seconds player, he played in six senior games for Carlton over his three seasons with the team (1934-1936).
Fitzroy (VFL) He played in 57 senior games for Fitzroy over four seasons (1937-1940).Fitzroy Football Team (Photograph), The Argus, (Thursday, 16 June 1938), p.18.
1937 Best First-Year Players In September 1937, The Argus selected Treweek in its team of 1937's first-year players.Football Season's Many Good Recruits, The Argus, (Tuesday, 7 September 1937), p.14.
Best First-Year Players (1937)BacksBernie Treweek(Fitzroy)Reg Henderson(Richmond)Lawrence Morgan(Fitzroy)H/BacksGordon Waters(Hawthorn)Bill Cahill(Essendon)Eddie Morcom(North Melbourne)Centre LineTed Buckley(Melbourne)George Bates(Richmond)Jack Kelly(St Kilda)H/ForwardsCol Williamson(St Kilda)Ray Watts(Essendon)Don Dilks(Footscray)ForwardsLou Sleeth(Richmond)Sel Murray(North Melbourne)Charlie Pierce(Hawthorn)Rucks/RoverReg Garvin(St Kilda)Sandy Patterson(South Melbourne)Des Fothergill(Collingwood)Second RuckLawrence MorganCol WilliamsonLou Sleeth
Death He died at the Austin Hospital, in Heidelberg, Victoria on 27 November 1957.Deaths: Treweek, The Age, (Thursday, 28 November 1957), p.14.Former Maroon in Hospital, The Sporting Globe, (Wednesday, 22 March 1950), p.11.
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External links
Bernie Treweek's profile at Blueseum