Robert Michael (footballer)
| Robert Michael | |||
|---|---|---|---|
 Michael in 1906 | |||
| Personal information | |||
| Full name | Robert Michael | ||
| Date of birth | 13 June 1879 | ||
| Place of birth | Sale, Victoria | ||
| Date of death | 20 March 1963 (aged 83) | ||
| Place of death | Traralgon, Victoria | ||
| Original team(s) | Sale | ||
| Height | 184 cm (6 ft 0 in) | ||
| Weight | 83 kg (183 lb) | ||
| Playing career1 | |||
| Years | Club | Games (Goals) | |
| 1906 | Collingwood | 1 (0) | |
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1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1906. | |||
| Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com | |||
Robert Michael (13 June 1879 – 20 March 1963) was an Australian rules footballer who played with Collingwood in the Victorian Football League (VFL).[1] He is the great grandfather of triple premiership player Mal Michael.[1]
Recruited from Sale, he did not perform well in his debut VFL game[2] and returned to Gippsland without playing another match.
Notes
[edit]- ^ a b Holmesby, Russell; Main, Jim (2014). The Encyclopedia of AFL Footballers: every AFL/VFL player since 1897 (10th ed.). Seaford, Victoria: BAS Publishing. p. 608. ISBN 978-1-921496-32-5.
- ^ "ITEMS OF NEWS". Traralgon Record. No. 2, 011. Victoria, Australia. 20 July 1906. p. 2.
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