Bob Makeham

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

Bob Makeham
Makeham during his Collingwood career
Personal information
Full name	Robert Makeham
Born	6 November 1901 Welshpool, Victoria
Died	3 February 1974(1974-02-03) (aged 72) Korumburra South, Victoria
Original team	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

Family

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

Football

Recruited from the Kernot Football Club^[2] (the 1922 premiers) in the Bass Valley Football Association in South Eastern Victoria.^[3]

Collingwood (VFL)

After being part of losing VFL Grand Finals in 1925 and 1926 he played in Collingwood's 1927, 1928, 1929 and 1930 premiership sides.^[4]

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)

Makeham coached the Maryborough Football Club in the Bendigo Football League (BFL) in 1933,^[5] in which they lost the 1933 BFL grand final to Sandhurst.^[6][7]

Death

He died at Korumburra South on 3 February 1974.^[8]