Bob McIlveen
Richmond
AFL career
6 games0 goals
- Debut
- R1 1943 v CAR8 May 1943
- Most recent
- R6 1943 v FIT12 June 1943
Stats
Bio
Recruited from Dunolly in the central Victorian goldfields, Bob McIlveen arrived at Richmond during the tumultuous wartime season of 1943. He broke into the senior lineup immediately, making his debut in the opening round victory over Collingwood and holding his place in the side for the first six weeks of the season. While the Tigers went on to claim the premiership that year, McIlveen’s tenure at Punt Road was limited to that single block of games, as he drifted out of the team by mid-season and did not feature in the club's subsequent finals campaign. His brief VFL career stands as a small but specific contribution to a historic premiership year for the club.
Profile
- Born
- 18 June 1919
- Died
- 29 June 1996 (aged 77y 11d)
- Birthplace
- Greenock, United Kingdom
- Height
- 170 cm
- Weight
- 67 kg
Teams
Bio
1 revisionRecruited from Dunolly in the central Victorian goldfields, Bob McIlveen arrived at Richmond during the tumultuous wartime season of 1943. He broke into the senior lineup immediately, making his debut in the opening round victory over Collingwood and holding his place in the side for the first six weeks of the season. While the Tigers went on to claim the premiership that year, McIlveen’s tenure at Punt Road was limited to that single block of games, as he drifted out of the team by mid-season and did not feature in the club's subsequent finals campaign. His brief VFL career stands as a small but specific contribution to a historic premiership year for the club.