Bobby Donald
Essendon and St Kilda
AFL career
29 games5 goals
- Debut
- R1 1914 v RCH25 Apr 1914
- Most recent
- R6 1920 v GEE7 June 1920
Stats
Bio
Making his debut with St Kilda after arriving from Daveys Bay, Robert "Bobby" Donald established himself as a rover capable of hitting the scoreboard. His career is historically significant for a rare mid-season transfer during the tumultuous 1915 season, where he played four games for the Saints before crossing to Essendon to feature in another nine matches that same year. While he showed promise as a handy follower, the Great War severely impacted his momentum, with the league's contraction and Essendon's subsequent recess resulting in a forced hiatus from senior football between 1916 and 1917. He returned to the Same Olds in 1918 to play out three final seasons, serving as a rotational player during a transitional era for the club before concluding his VFL journey in 1920.
Profile
- Full name
- Bobby W. Donald
- Born
- 10 Mar 1894
- Died
- 16 May 1962 (aged 68y 67d)
- Birthplace
- Richmond, VIC
- Deathplace
- Cheltenham, VIC
Teams
Bio
1 revisionMaking his debut with St Kilda after arriving from Daveys Bay, Robert "Bobby" Donald established himself as a rover capable of hitting the scoreboard. His career is historically significant for a rare mid-season transfer during the tumultuous 1915 season, where he played four games for the Saints before crossing to Essendon to feature in another nine matches that same year. While he showed promise as a handy follower, the Great War severely impacted his momentum, with the league's contraction and Essendon's subsequent recess resulting in a forced hiatus from senior football between 1916 and 1917. He returned to the Same Olds in 1918 to play out three final seasons, serving as a rotational player during a transitional era for the club before concluding his VFL journey in 1920.