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Bobby Monk
Personal information
Full name Miles Alexander Monk
Date of birth (1885-10-22)22 October 1885[1]
Place of birth Tyabb, Victoria
Date of death 19 January 1937(1937-01-19) (aged 51)
Place of death The Alfred Hospital, Prahran, Victoria[2]
Original team(s) Ferntree Gully
Height 174 cm (5 ft 9 in)
Weight 71 kg (157 lb)
Position(s) Defender
Playing career1
Years Club Games (Goals)
1907–14 Melbourne 125 (15)
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1914.
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com

Miles Alexander "Bobby" Monk (22 October 1885 – 19 January 1937) was an Australian rules footballer who played with Melbourne in the Victorian Football League (VFL).[3]

He later served in France during World War I.[4]

Notes

  1. ^ As per notification from AFL via "BigFooty".
  2. ^ "Family Notices". The Age. No. 25511. Victoria, Australia. 20 January 1937. p. 1.
  3. ^ Holmesby, Russell; Main, Jim (2014). The Encyclopedia of AFL Footballers: every AFL/VFL player since 1897 (10th ed.). Seaford, Victoria: BAS Publishing. p. 622. ISBN 978-1-921496-32-5.
  4. ^ "Discovering Anzacs:Miles Alexander Monk". Commonwealth of Australia.