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Bob Makeham

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Bob Makeham
Makeham during his Collingwood career
Personal information
Full name Robert Makeham
Date of birth 6 November 1901
Place of birth Welshpool, Victoria
Date of death 3 February 1974(1974-02-03) (aged 72)
Place of death Korumburra South, Victoria
Original team(s) Kernot
Height 185 cm (6 ft 1 in)
Weight 85 kg (187 lb)
Playing career1
Years Club Games (Goals)
1923–1932 Collingwood 157 (97)
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1932.
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com

Robert Michael Makeham (6 November 1901 – 3 February 1974) was an Australian rules footballer who played with Collingwood in the Victorian Football League (VFL).

Family

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He married Doris Mary McKinnon (1902–1989) on 12 September 1934, at Dandenong, Victoria.[1]

Football

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Recruited from the Kernot Football Club (the 1922 premiers) in the Bass Valley Football Association in southeastern Victoria.[2]

Collingwood (VFL)

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After being part of losing VFL Grand Finals in 1925 and 1926 he played in Collingwood premiership sides the next four seasons.[3]

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)

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Makeham coached the Maryborough Football Club in the Bendigo Football League (BFL) in 1933,[4] in which they lost the 1933 BFL grand final to Sandhurst.[5][6]

Death

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He died at Korumburra South on 3 February 1974.[7]

References

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  1. ^ Weddings in Town and Country: Makeham—McKinnon, The Argus, (Thursday, 13 September 1934), p. 14.
  2. ^ Sharland, W.S., "Collingwood's Country Giant: Consistent Play of Bob Makeham", The Sporting Globe, (Saturday, 11. August 1928), p. 6.
  3. ^ Collingwood Forever.
  4. ^ "1933 - Opening Football Matches Draw Big Crowds". The Sun News-Pictorial (Melbourne, Vic). 8 May 1933. p. 26. Retrieved 16 May 2024.
  5. ^ "1933 - EASY WIN FOR SANDHURST". The Sun News-Pictorial (Melbourne, Vic). 16 October 1933. p. 27. Retrieved 16 May 2024.
  6. ^ "1933 - BENDIGO FOOTBALL". Sporting Globe (Melbourne, Vic). 14 October 1933. p. 3. Retrieved 16 May 2024.
  7. ^ Deaths: Makeham, The Age, (Monday, 4 February 1974), p. 14.
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