Bob Bawden
| Bob Bawden | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal information | |||
| Full name | Robert Harvey Bawden | ||
| Date of birth | 28 February 1917 | ||
| Place of birth | Leongatha, Victoria | ||
| Date of death | 22 July 1980 (aged 63) | ||
| Place of death | Brisbane, Queensland | ||
| Original team(s) | Leongatha Imperials, Morwell | ||
| Height | 191 cm (6 ft 3 in) | ||
| Weight | 93 kg (205 lb) | ||
| Playing career1 | |||
| Years | Club | Games (Goals) | |
| 1939–1945 | Richmond | 107 (107) | |
|
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1945. | |||
| Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com | |||
Robert Harvey Bawden (28 February 1917 – 22 July 1980[1]) was an Australian rules footballer who played with Richmond in the Victorian Football League (VFL) during the early 1940s.
Bawden originally played with Leongatha Imperials Football Club[2] and was a member of their 1932 and Leongatha FC's 1934 and 1935 premiership teams.
In 1935, Bawden played 16 games with Victorian Football Association (VFA) club Oakleigh. He returned to Morwell and played in their premiership and won the 1937 Rodda Memorial Gold Medal in the Central Gippsland Football Association[3][4][5] before joining Richmond in 1939.
Over the course of his career there Bawden acted as second ruckman to Richmond great Jack Dyer. When not rucking he was used in the forward pocket and was a member of Richmond's 1943 VFL premiership team. He also participated in three losing VFL Grand Finals, in 1940, 1942 and 1944.
From 1946 onwards for a few years he played for City and then Cornwall in the Northern Tasmanian Football Association (NTFA).
He was the brother of Essendon player, Tom Bawden.
References
[edit]- ^ "Bawden dies". The Age. 23 July 1980. Retrieved 23 February 2012.
- ^ "1932 - Football: Country Matches". Trove Newspapers. The Argus. 22 August 1932. p. 12. Retrieved 9 January 2021.
- ^ "1937 - Rodda Memorial Medal". Trove Newspapers. Weekly Times. 25 September 1937. p. 77. Retrieved 11 January 2021.
- ^ "1937 - Central Gippsland FA - Rodda Medal". Trove Newspapers. The Age. 18 October 1937. p. 16. Retrieved 11 January 2021.
- ^ "Death of Father and Son". Trove Newspapers. Morwell Advertiser (Morwell, Vic). 19 June 1941. p. 3. Retrieved 8 January 2021.
External links
[edit]- Bob Bawden's playing statistics from AFL Tables
- Bob Bawden's Tigerland Archive Profile
- Bob Bawden at AustralianFootball.com
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- 1917 births
- Australian rules footballers from Victoria (state)
- Richmond Football Club players
- Richmond Football Club premiership players
- Oakleigh Football Club players
- Morwell Football Club players
- 1980 deaths
- East Launceston Football Club players
- VFL/AFL premiership players
- Australian rules biography, 1917 birth stubs