Patrick Lipinski

Patrick 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 Collinwood in May 2025
Personal information
Full name	Patrick Lipinski
Nickname(s)	Lippa[1]
Date of birth	(1998-07-17) 17 July 1998 (age 27)
Original team(s)	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(s)	Midfielder
Club information
Current club	Collingwood
Number	1
Playing career1
Years	Club	Games (Goals)
2017–2021	Western Bulldogs	056 (30)
2022–	Collingwood	079 (39)
Total		135 (69)
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of round 20, 2025.
Career highlights
AFL premiership player: 2023
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com

Playing career

He was drafted by the Western Bulldogs with their second selection and twenty-eighth overall in the 2016 national draft.^[2] He made his debut in the nine point loss against Hawthorn in round twenty-three of the 2017 season.^[3]

At the end of the 2021 AFL season, Lipinski requested a trade to Collingwood.^[4] He was officially traded on 11 October.^[5]

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.^[6] Lipinksi returned from injury in Round 13 and played 14 games for the season including Collingwood's Grand Final win against Brisbane Lions.^[7][8]

Statistics

Updated to the end of the 2024 season.^[9]

Legend

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	6.7	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	30	0.4	0.3	6.9	9.3	16.2	2.5	2.3	0
2021	Western Bulldogs	27	11	2	1	27	33	60	11	7	0.3	0.0	6.8	8.3	15.0	2.8	1.8	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
Career			118	62	32	992	1150	2142	388	355	0.5	0.3	8.4	9.7	18.2	3.3	3.0	9

Notes

1. 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.