Originally from
Lismore, New South Wales, Patch picked up a contact from
Western Suburbs in 1956 and stayed with them for five seasons until the end of 1961. Patch was a fierce forward and enforcer for Wests during this period, and played in two losing grand finals:
1958 and
1961. He represented
New South Wales on three occasions in 1957 and 1959. After retiring from Sydney, Patch joined
Yass as a Captain-coach for some years. He lived in retirement in the New South Wales north coast town of Yamba, and died there on 17 August 2015, aged 82. ==References==