- Bob Syme
Infobox afl player
firstname = Bob
lastname = Syme
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birthdate = 30 November 1924
birthplace =
heightweight = 188 cm (6'2"), 86 kg
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dead =
deathdate = 1993
deathplace =
debutdate = 27 May 1944
debutteam = Essendon
debutopponent = Carlton
debutstadium = Princes Park
playingteams = Essendon (1944-45, 1947-1953)
116 games, 57 goals
coach =
coachingteams = Essendon Reserves (1971-1973)
* Preston (1974)
statsend = 2007
careerhighlights=
* Essendon Premiership 1949
* Essendon Premiership 1950
* Essendon Grand Final 1951
* Life Member Essendon Football Club 1953
* Essendon Football Club Committee: 1953, 1981-1986Bob Syme (30 November 1924 - 1993) is a former
Australian rules football er and coach in the VFL.Player
A fast, vigorous and fiery ruckman (he was suspended for four weeks in 1950), Syme joined Essendon in 1944.
He played in:
* Essendon's 1949 premiership team — Essendon 18.17 (125) to Carlton 6.16 (52).
* Essendon's 1950 premiership team — Essendon 13.14 (92) to North Melbourne 7.12 (54).
* Essendon's 1951 Grand Final team — Geelong 11.15 (81) to Essendon 10.10 (70).Coach
He retired in 1953, and went to coach in the country.
He unsuccessfully applied for Essendon's vacant Senior coaching position in 1971; the position was awarded to John Birt. [Mapleston, (1996), 216.]
He coached Essendon Reserves from 1971 to 1973. He coached VFA club Preston in 1974; he was replaced as coach by
Dick Telford six days before the start of the 1975 season.He served on the Essendon Football Club Committee in 1953, and from 1981 to 1986.
ee also
* 1949 Grand Final Teams
* 1950 Grand Final Teams
* 1951 Grand Final TeamsFootnotes
References
* Maplestone, M., "Flying Higher: History of the Essendon Football Club 1872-1996", Essendon Football Club, (Melbourne), 1996. ISBN 0-959-17402-8
External links
* [http://stats.rleague.com/afl/stats/players/B/Bob_Syme.html AFL Statistics: Bob Syme]
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