Bob Rowse
Australian rules footballer
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Robert Leslie Rowse (8 September 1926 – 5 May 2016) was an Australian rules footballer who played with Melbourne in the Victorian Football League (VFL).[1]
| Bob Rowse | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal information | |||
| Full name | Robert Leslie Rowse | ||
| Born | 8 September 1926 | ||
| Died | 5 May 2016 (aged 89) | ||
| Original team | Ormond | ||
| Height | 183 cm (6 ft 0 in) | ||
| Weight | 83 kg (183 lb) | ||
| Playing career1 | |||
| Years | Club | Games (Goals) | |
| 1951 | Melbourne | 6 (0) | |
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1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1951. | |||
| Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com | |||
Family
Cricket
He played in 40 first grade matches for the Prahran Cricket Club over six seasons (1945/6 to 1950/51), scoring a total of 798 runs (average 18.55; highest score 77).[4][5]
In 1954, as the opening bat for a combined Mildura side, playing against a combined Ballarat side, he scored 108 in 141 minutes, with 15 4's — this was the top score for the 1954 Melbourne Country Cricket Week competition.[6]
Football
Rowse was recruited from Ormond in the Victorian Amateur Football Association after they won the 1950 A. Grade premiership.[7] Rouse was also selected in the 1950 Victorian Amateur Representative team.[8]
Rowse won the 1956 Sunraysia Football League best and award,[9] the McLeod Memorial Medal.[10]