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Bob Hobbs

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Bob Hobbs
Personal information
Full nameBob Hobbs
Born1926
Cowra, New South Wales, Australia
Died2006 (aged 79–80)
Dural, New South Wales, Australia
Playing information
PositionSecond-row
Club
Years Team Pld T G FG P
1945 Canterbury-Bankstown 4 2 7 0 20
1946 Western Suburbs 4 0 0 0 0
1949–54 Parramatta 79 12 146 0 328
Total 87 14 153 0 348
Source: [1]

Bob Hobbs (1926–2006) was an Australian rugby league footballer who played in the 1940s and 1950s. He played for Canterbury-Bankstown, Western Suburbs and Parramatta as a second rower.

Playing career

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Hobbs began his first grade career with Canterbury-Bankstown in 1945 after moving from Cowra in country New South Wales. Hobbs played 4 games with the club but featured more for the reserve grade team. In 1946, Hobbs joined Western Suburbs spending a solitary season with them making 4 appearances.

Hobbs captain-coached Cootamundra in the 1948 Maher Cup and Group 9 competition, the team winning the premiership and NSW Country's Clayton Cup.[2][3][4]

In 1949, Hobbs joined newly admitted side Parramatta and was a regular starter for the club over the following 6 seasons finishing as top point scorer for the side in 1952 and 1953. Hobbs time at Parramatta was not a successful one though with the team finishing last on two occasions and finishing towards the bottom in the other years. [5][6][7][8]

References

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  1. ^ "Bob Hobbs - Career Stats & Summary - Rugby League Project". Rugbyleagueproject.org.
  2. ^ "Cootamundra Wins Group Nine Competition". Cootamundra Herald. Cootamundra: National Library of Australia. 2 August 1948. p. 4. Retrieved 2 May 2020.
  3. ^ "Cootamundra Wins Clayton Football Cup". Cootamundra Herald. Cootamundra: National Library of Australia. 11 October 1948. p. 4. Retrieved 28 March 2020.
  4. ^ "Sport and Recreation". Cootamundra Herald. Cootamundra: National Library of Australia. 2 August 1948. p. 4. Retrieved 2 May 2020.
  5. ^ "Official Player Numbers". Parramatta Eels.
  6. ^ "Men of League catch up with former Eel Don Regan". Parramatta Eels. 29 August 2018.
  7. ^ "BULLDOGS RUGBY LEAGUE CLUB - OFFICIAL WEBSITE". thebulldogs.com.au.
  8. ^ "Western Suburbs Magpies First Grade Players". Wests Magpies.