Bob Makeham
Australian rules footballer, born 1901
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Robert Michael Makeham (6 November 1901 – 3 February 1974) was an Australian rules footballer who played with Collingwood in the Victorian Football League (VFL).
Welshpool, Victoria
Korumburra South, Victoria
| Bob Makeham | |||
|---|---|---|---|
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Makeham during his Collingwood career | |||
| Personal information | |||
| Full name | Robert Makeham | ||
| Born |
6 November 1901 Welshpool, Victoria | ||
| Died |
3 February 1974 (aged 72) Korumburra South, Victoria | ||
| Original team | Kernot | ||
| Height | 185 cm (6 ft 1 in) | ||
| Weight | 85 kg (187 lb) | ||
| Playing career1 | |||
| Years | Club | Games (Goals) | |
| 1923–1932 | Collingwood | 157 (97) | |
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1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1932. | |||
| Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com | |||
Family
He married Doris Mary McKinnon (1902–1989) on 12 September 1934, at Dandenong, Victoria.[1]
Football
Recruited from the Kernot Football Club[2] (the 1922 premiers) in the Bass Valley Football Association in South Eastern Victoria.[3]
Collingwood (VFL)
After being part of losing VFL Grand Finals in 1925 and 1926 he played in Collingwood's 1927, 1928, 1929 and 1930 premiership sides.[4]
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)
Makeham coached the Maryborough Football Club in the Bendigo Football League (BFL) in 1933,[5] in which they lost the 1933 BFL grand final to Sandhurst.[6][7]
Death
He died at Korumburra South on 3 February 1974.[8]
