Bob Galbally
Collingwood
AFL career
8 games26 goals
- Debut
- R6 1944 v MEL10 June 1944
- Most recent
- R18 1944 v RCH2 Sept 1944
Stats
Bio
Part of the famous Galbally dynasty that included brothers Jack and Frank, Bob Galbally carved out a unique but fleeting legacy at Victoria Park. Recruited from University Blacks while completing his medical studies, the towering full-forward produced one of the most efficient cameos in VFL history during the wartime 1944 season. Despite playing just eight games, he booted 26 goals to tie with club legend Lou Richards as Collingwood’s leading goalkicker for the year, a haul highlighted by a dominant eight-goal bag against Geelong. While his brothers pursued high-profile legal careers, Bob hung up the boots immediately after his debut season to focus on his medical residency, leaving fans to wonder just how many goals he might have kicked had the stethoscope not taken precedence over the Sherrin.
Profile
- Born
- 18 Jan 1921
- Died
- 14 Apr 2004 (aged 83y 87d)
- Birthplace
- Murrumbeena, VIC
- Height
- 191 cm
- Weight
- 86 kg
Teams
Family
- Brother:Jack Galbally, Frank Galbally
Bio
1 revisionPart of the famous Galbally dynasty that included brothers Jack and Frank, Bob Galbally carved out a unique but fleeting legacy at Victoria Park. Recruited from University Blacks while completing his medical studies, the towering full-forward produced one of the most efficient cameos in VFL history during the wartime 1944 season. Despite playing just eight games, he booted 26 goals to tie with club legend Lou Richards as Collingwood’s leading goalkicker for the year, a haul highlighted by a dominant eight-goal bag against Geelong. While his brothers pursued high-profile legal careers, Bob hung up the boots immediately after his debut season to focus on his medical residency, leaving fans to wonder just how many goals he might have kicked had the stethoscope not taken precedence over the Sherrin.