fullname heightweight years clubs birth_place position statsend originalteam birth_date article_title name
thomas mcneil 178 ; kg & nbsp ; cm / 66 & nbsp 1951 -- 1952 st kilda glasgow , scotland wingman 1952 hampton scouts 9 june 1929 tom mcneil
 tom mcneil
tom mcneil

thomas `` tom '' mcneil -lrb- born 9 june 1929 -rrb- is a former australian rules footballer and politician .
he played with st kilda in the victorian football league -lrb- vfl -rrb- in 1951 and 1952 .
disappointed with his treatment during his playing career , mcneil was instrumental in the formation of a players union in 1955 , the first attempt at a representative body for vfl players .
from 1977 to 1989 he was a member of the western australian legislative council .
