Bob Makeham
Bob Makeham | |||
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Personal information | |||
Full name | Robert Makeham | ||
Date of birth | 6 November 1901 | ||
Place of birth | Welshpool, Victoria | ||
Date of death | 3 February 1974 | (aged 72)||
Place of death | Korumburra South, Victoria | ||
Original team(s) | Kernot | ||
Height | 185 cm (6 ft 1 in) | ||
Weight | 85 kg (187 lb) | ||
Playing career1 | |||
Years | Club | Games (Goals) | |
1923–1932 | Collingwood | 157 (97) | |
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1932. | |||
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com |
Robert Michael Makeham (6 November 1901 – 3 February 1974) was an Australian rules footballer who played with Collingwood in the Victorian Football League (VFL).
Family
[edit]He married Doris Mary McKinnon (1902–1989) on 12 September 1934, at Dandenong, Victoria.[1]
Football
[edit]Recruited from the Kernot Football Club (the 1922 premiers) in the Bass Valley Football Association in southeastern Victoria.[2]
Collingwood (VFL)
[edit]After being part of losing VFL Grand Finals in 1925 and 1926 he played in Collingwood premiership sides the next four seasons.[3]
A versatile player, Makeham played his early football as a centre-half forward and follower before settling into the half back and half forward flanks.
Maryborough (BFL)
[edit]Makeham coached the Maryborough Football Club in the Bendigo Football League (BFL) in 1933,[4] in which they lost the 1933 BFL grand final to Sandhurst.[5][6]
Death
[edit]He died at Korumburra South on 3 February 1974.[7]
References
[edit]- ^ Weddings in Town and Country: Makeham—McKinnon, The Argus, (Thursday, 13 September 1934), p. 14.
- ^ Sharland, W.S., "Collingwood's Country Giant: Consistent Play of Bob Makeham", The Sporting Globe, (Saturday, 11. August 1928), p. 6.
- ^ Collingwood Forever.
- ^ "1933 - Opening Football Matches Draw Big Crowds". The Sun News-Pictorial (Melbourne, Vic). 8 May 1933. p. 26. Retrieved 16 May 2024.
- ^ "1933 - EASY WIN FOR SANDHURST". The Sun News-Pictorial (Melbourne, Vic). 16 October 1933. p. 27. Retrieved 16 May 2024.
- ^ "1933 - BENDIGO FOOTBALL". Sporting Globe (Melbourne, Vic). 14 October 1933. p. 3. Retrieved 16 May 2024.
- ^ Deaths: Makeham, The Age, (Monday, 4 February 1974), p. 14.
External links
[edit]- Bob Makeham's playing statistics from AFL Tables
- Bob Makeham at AustralianFootball.com
- Bob Makeham, at Collingwood Forever.
- 1901 births
- 1974 deaths
- Australian rules footballers from Victoria (state)
- Australian Rules footballers: place kick exponents
- Collingwood Football Club players
- Collingwood Football Club premiership players
- Sandhurst Football Club players
- VFL/AFL premiership players
- Australian rules biography, 1901 birth stubs