Bob Muir (footballer)
| Bob Muir | |||
|---|---|---|---|
 Muir during his Collingwood career | |||
| Personal information | |||
| Full name | Robert Muir | ||
| Date of birth | 6 April 1907 | ||
| Place of birth | Boulder, Western Australia | ||
| Date of death | 11 June 1973 (aged 66) | ||
| Place of death | Abbotsford, Victoria | ||
| Original team(s) | Fairfield | ||
| Height | 175 cm (5 ft 9 in) | ||
| Weight | 79 kg (174 lb) | ||
| Playing career1 | |||
| Years | Club | Games (Goals) | |
| 1927–29, 1931–32 | Collingwood | 33 (4) | |
| 1933–34 | Footscray | 22 (1) | |
| 1934 | Fitzroy | 2 (0) | |
| Total | 57 (5) | ||
|
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1934. | |||
| Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com | |||
Robert Muir (6 April 1907 – 11 June 1973)[1] was an Australian rules footballer who played with Collingwood, Footscray and Fitzroy in the Victorian Football League (VFL).
Under Jock McHale, Collingwood won premierships in each of Muir's first three seasons at the club but he didn't participate in any of the finals campaigns. He missed the entire 1930 VFL season when Collingwood made it four in a row. He finally got regular game time in 1932 and made 17 appearances for the year, including two finals. It was however his last season with Collingwood and he finished his VFL career with stints at Footscray and Fitzroy.[2]
Muir continued playing football in the VFA, with Preston, which he coached in 1938 when Wyn Murray resigned during the season.[3]
Footnotes
[edit]- ^ "Bob Muir". Collingwood Forever. Retrieved 2 September 2014.
- ^ "Bob Muir". AFL Tables.
- ^ Muir as Preston Coach, The Argus, (Thursday, 5 May 1938), p.24.
References
[edit]
- Muir is Consistent, The Sporting Globe, (Wednesday, 20 August 1930), p.8.
- Magpie Astray, The Sporting Globe, (Saturday, 16 June 1934), p.7.
- Unfair Football: Six Players Charged: Three Disqualifications, The Argus, (Friday, 15 May 1931), p.5.
External links
[edit]- Bob Muir at AustralianFootball.com
- Bob Muir, at The VFA Project.
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- 1907 births
- Collingwood Football Club players
- Longford Football Club players
- Western Bulldogs players
- Fitzroy Football Club players
- Preston Football Club (VFA) players
- Preston Football Club (VFA) coaches
- Australian rules footballers from Victoria (state)
- 1973 deaths
- Australian rules footballers from Western Australia
- Sportspeople from Boulder, Western Australia
- Australian rules biography, 1907 birth stubs