Claim: Australian rules footballer Geoff Leek played his last game with Essendon, nicknamed the Bombers, in the 1962 VFL Grand Finals in victory, despite an ankle injury.
Evidence: Geoff Leek (18 February 1932 – 21 February 2008) was an Australian rules footballer who played with Essendon in the VFL from 1951 to 1962. The Essendon Football Club, nicknamed the Bombers, is a professional Australian rules football club that plays in the Australian Football League (AFL), the sport's premier competition. Having played in two losing grand finals (1957 Grand Final Team and 1959 Grand Final Team) Leek was finally in a winning team, the 1962 VFL Grand Final Team against Carlton. This was his last game for Essendon. He almost didn't play at all due to an ankle injury – he was in doubt even half an hour before the match – and he took to the field having had a series of pain killing injections. He completely nullified Carlton's John Nicholls, and paved the way for Essendon's victory.