Bob Milgate
| Bob Milgate | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal information | |||
| Full name | Robert Bennett Milgate | ||
| Date of birth | 3 January 1925 | ||
| Place of birth | Auburn, Victoria | ||
| Date of death | 11 January 1998 (aged 73) | ||
| Original team(s) | Auburn | ||
| Height | 178 cm (5 ft 10 in) | ||
| Weight | 68 kg (150 lb) | ||
| Playing career1 | |||
| Years | Club | Games (Goals) | |
| 1948 | Hawthorn | 10 (15) | |
| 1949-1952 | Camberwell | 61 (171) | |
| 1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1948. | |||
| Career highlights | |||
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| Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com | |||
Robert Bennett Milgate (3 January 1925 – 11 January 1998) was an Australian rules footballer who played with Hawthorn in the Victorian Football League (VFL).[1]
Milgate played with Camberwell from 1949 to 1952, winning the club goalkicking award in 1949 (63 goals), 1950 (35) and 1951 (69) and just 4 goals in 1952.
Prior to his football career, Milgate served in the Australian Army during World War II.[2]
Notes
[edit]- ^ Holmesby, Russell; Main, Jim (2014). The Encyclopedia of AFL Footballers: every AFL/VFL player since 1897 (10th ed.). Seaford, Victoria: BAS Publishing. p. 610. ISBN 978-1-921496-32-5.
- ^ "World War II Roll: Robert Bennett Milgate". Department of Veterans Affairs.
External links
[edit]- Bob Milgate at AustralianFootball.com
- Bob Milgate's playing statistics from AFL Tables
- Bob Milgate's playing statistics from The VFA Project