Australian rules footballer
| Robert Michael | |||
|---|---|---|---|
 Michael in 1906 | |||
| Personal information | |||
| Full name | Robert Michael | ||
| Date of birth | (1879-06-13)13 June 1879 | ||
| Place of birth | Sale, Victoria | ||
| Date of death | 20 March 1963(1963-03-20) (aged 83) | ||
| Place of death | Traralgon, Victoria | ||
| Original team(s) | Sale | ||
| Height | 184 cm (6 ft 0 in) | ||
| Weight | 83 kg (183 lb) | ||
| Playing career | |||
| Years | Club | Games (Goals) | |
| 1906 | Collingwood | 1 (0) | |
| 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). He is the great grandfather of triple premiership player Mal Michael.
Recruited from Sale, he did not perform well in his debut VFL game and returned to Gippsland without playing another match.
Notes
- ^ 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.
External links
- Robert Michael's playing statistics from AFL Tables
- Robert Michael's profile at Collingwood Forever
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