Bob Heatley
University
AFL career
4 games0 goals
- Debut
- R14 1914 v COL18 July 1914
- Most recent
- R18 1914 v STK29 Aug 1914
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Bio
Recruited from Scotch College where he served as captain of the First XVIII, Bob Heatley joined University during its tumultuous final campaign in the VFL. A promising law student born in Carlton, he managed four senior appearances in the 1914 season, representing the Students shortly before the club voluntarily withdrew from the league due to the outbreak of World War I. Heatley remained loyal to the club in the amateur ranks the following year, but his sporting ambitions were ultimately set aside for military service. His legacy is defined by his extraordinary courage in France, where he was mentioned in despatches for his dangerous work as a runner, ferrying vital messages between brigade headquarters and artillery batteries while under heavy enemy shell fire.
Profile
- Born
- 06 July 1895
- Died
- 22 Feb 1973 (aged 77y 231d)
- Birthplace
- Carlton, VIC
- Deathplace
- Kew, VIC
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Bio
1 revisionRecruited from Scotch College where he served as captain of the First XVIII, Bob Heatley joined University during its tumultuous final campaign in the VFL. A promising law student born in Carlton, he managed four senior appearances in the 1914 season, representing the Students shortly before the club voluntarily withdrew from the league due to the outbreak of World War I. Heatley remained loyal to the club in the amateur ranks the following year, but his sporting ambitions were ultimately set aside for military service. His legacy is defined by his extraordinary courage in France, where he was mentioned in despatches for his dangerous work as a runner, ferrying vital messages between brigade headquarters and artillery batteries while under heavy enemy shell fire.