Patrick Jonathan Lipinski (born 17 July 1998) is a professional Australian rules footballer playing for the Collingwood Football Club in the Australian Football League (AFL). He previously played for the Western Bulldogs from 2017 to 2021.
| Patrick Lipinski | |||
|---|---|---|---|
 Lipinski with Collingwood in May 2025 | |||
| Personal information | |||
| Full name | Patrick Lipinski | ||
| Nickname | Lippa[1] | ||
| Born | 17 July 1998 | ||
| Original team | Northern Knights (TAC Cup)/Eltham | ||
| Draft | No. 28, 2016 national draft | ||
| Debut | Round 23, 2017, Western Bulldogs vs. Hawthorn, at Etihad Stadium | ||
| Height | 190 cm (6 ft 3 in) | ||
| Weight | 80 kg (176 lb) | ||
| Position | Midfielder / forward | ||
| Club information | |||
| Current club | Collingwood | ||
| Number | 1 | ||
| Playing career1 | |||
| Years | Club | Games (Goals) | |
| 2017–2021 | Western Bulldogs | 56 (30) | |
| 2022– | Collingwood | 97 (46) | |
| Total | 153 (76) | ||
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1 Playing statistics correct to the end of round 14, 2026. | |||
| Career highlights | |||
| Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com | |||
Junior football and playing career
editLipinski grew up in Melbourne’s north east playing junior football for Montmorency and Eltham in the Northern Football League. He later played representative football for Northern Knights in the TAC Cup, which led to him being drafted.[2]
He was drafted by the Western Bulldogs with their second selection and twenty-eighth overall in the 2016 national draft.[3] He made his debut in the nine point loss against Hawthorn in round twenty-three of the 2017 season.[4]
At the end of the 2021 AFL season, Lipinski requested a trade to Collingwood.[5] He was officially traded on 11 October.[6]
During a practice match in the 2023 pre season against Hawthorn, Lipinski injured his shoulder ruling him out for the first half of the 2023 AFL season.[7] Lipinksi returned from injury in Round 13 and played 14 games for the season including Collingwood's Grand Final win against Brisbane Lions.[8][9]
Statistics
editUpdated to the end of round 14, 2026.[10]
G |
Goals | K |
Kicks | D |
Disposals | T |
Tackles |
B |
Behinds | H |
Handballs | M |
Marks | ||
# |
Played in that season's premiership team |
| Season | Team | No. | Games | Totals | Averages (per game) | Votes | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| G | B | K | H | D | M | T | G | B | K | H | D | M | T | |||||
| 2017 | Western Bulldogs | 27 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 12 | 18 | 4 | 1 | 0.0 | 3.0 | 6.0 | 12.0 | 18.0 | 4.0 | 1.0 | 0 |
| 2018 | Western Bulldogs | 27 | 17 | 12 | 5 | 113 | 137 | 250 | 48 | 41 | 0.7 | 0.3 | 6.6 | 8.1 | 14.7 | 2.8 | 2.4 | 0 |
| 2019 | Western Bulldogs | 27 | 14 | 11 | 4 | 137 | 170 | 307 | 65 | 50 | 0.8 | 0.3 | 9.8 | 12.1 | 21.9 | 4.6 | 3.6 | 0 |
| 2020[a] | Western Bulldogs | 27 | 13 | 5 | 4 | 90 | 121 | 211 | 32 | 31 | 0.4 | 0.3 | 6.9 | 9.3 | 16.2 | 2.5 | 2.4 | 0 |
| 2021 | Western Bulldogs | 27 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 74 | 79 | 153 | 39 | 22 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 6.7 | 7.2 | 13.9 | 3.5 | 2.0 | 0 |
| 2022 | Collingwood | 1 | 25 | 9 | 4 | 273 | 278 | 551 | 86 | 92 | 0.4 | 0.2 | 10.9 | 11.1 | 22.0 | 3.4 | 3.7 | 4 |
| 2023# | Collingwood | 1 | 14 | 5 | 2 | 114 | 135 | 249 | 40 | 47 | 0.4 | 0.1 | 8.1 | 9.6 | 17.8 | 2.9 | 3.4 | 0 |
| 2024 | Collingwood | 1 | 23 | 18 | 9 | 185 | 218 | 403 | 74 | 71 | 0.8 | 0.4 | 8.0 | 9.5 | 17.5 | 3.2 | 3.1 | 5 |
| 2025 | Collingwood | 1 | 23 | 10 | 11 | 204 | 191 | 395 | 83 | 59 | 0.4 | 0.5 | 8.9 | 8.3 | 17.2 | 3.6 | 2.6 | 0 |
| 2026 | Collingwood | 1 | 12 | 4 | 6 | 105 | 138 | 243 | 54 | 30 | 0.3 | 0.5 | 8.8 | 11.5 | 20.3 | 4.5 | 2.5 | |
| Career | 153 | 76 | 49 | 1301 | 1479 | 2780 | 525 | 444 | 0.5 | 0.3 | 8.5 | 9.7 | 18.2 | 3.4 | 2.9 | 9 | ||
Notes
- ↑ The 2020 season was played with 17 home-and-away matches per team (down from 22) and 16-minute quarters with time on (down from 20-minute quarters with time on) due to the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic.
References
edit- ↑ Quay, Patrick (12 October 2021). "Lippa's Presser: Key takeaways". Collingwood Football Club. Retrieved 11 April 2025.
- ↑ admin (29 November 2016). "Another Panther drafted". Eltham Football Club. Retrieved 9 March 2026.
- ↑ Cavanagh, Chris (28 November 2016). "Lifelong Western Bulldogs supporter Patrick Lipinski to live out AFL dream after being drafted by reigning premier". Whittlesea Leader. News Corp Australia. Retrieved 21 October 2017.
- ↑ Davidson, Ryan (24 August 2017). "Veteran Dog gets chance for final bow-wow". AFL.com.au. Bigpond. Retrieved 21 October 2017.
- ↑ "Lipinski requests trade". WesternBulldogs.com.au. 28 September 2021. Retrieved 11 October 2021.
- ↑ "Lipinski lands at the Pies". Collingwood. Telstra. 11 October 2021.
- ↑ "Massive blow for Collingwood, West Coast's big injury concerns". 7NEWS. 6 March 2023. Retrieved 29 April 2023.
- ↑ "'I was almost in tears': Magpie's tough road back from injury blow". afl.com.au. 11 July 2023.
- ↑ "'I can't believe it': Super sub living the dream after 'crazy' flag ride". afl.com.au. 1 October 2023.
- ↑ "Patrick Lipinski". AFL Tables. Retrieved 14 June 2026.
External links
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- Patrick Lipinski's profile on the official website of the Collingwood Football Club
- Patrick Lipinski's playing statistics from AFL Tables
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