Bob Rowse
Melbourne
AFL career
6 games0 goals
- Debut
- R1 1951 v ESS21 Apr 1951
- Most recent
- R8 1951 v NTH16 June 1951
Stats
Bio
A talented dual sportsman recruited from the VAFA, Bob Rowse arrived at Melbourne following a standout 1950 season where he played in Ormond's A-Grade premiership side and earned selection for the Victorian Amateur representative team. Standing 183cm, Rowse was a physically capable athlete who also played First XI cricket for Prahran, but his foray into the VFL was restricted to a brief six-game stint during the 1951 season. Following his time with the Demons, he moved to the country and carved out a successful career in the Sunraysia Football League, notably claiming the McLeod Medal as the league's best and fairest player in 1956.
Profile
- Born
- 08 Sept 1926
- Died
- 05 May 2016 (aged 89y 240d)
- Height
- 183 cm
- Weight
- 83 kg
Teams
Bio
1 revisionA talented dual sportsman recruited from the VAFA, Bob Rowse arrived at Melbourne following a standout 1950 season where he played in Ormond's A-Grade premiership side and earned selection for the Victorian Amateur representative team. Standing 183cm, Rowse was a physically capable athlete who also played First XI cricket for Prahran, but his foray into the VFL was restricted to a brief six-game stint during the 1951 season. Following his time with the Demons, he moved to the country and carved out a successful career in the Sunraysia Football League, notably claiming the McLeod Medal as the league's best and fairest player in 1956.