Robert Hay
South Melbourne
AFL career
14 games1 goals
- Debut
- R14 1971 v FSC3 July 1971
- Most recent
- R19 1972 v FIT12 Aug 1972
Stats
Bio
Recruited as a precocious talent, Robert Hay holds the distinction of being one of South Melbourne’s youngest ever debutants, breaking into the senior side in 1971 at just 16 years of age. Standing 183cm, he possessed a frame ready for senior football earlier than most, allowing him to compete as a versatile utility or defensive option across fourteen games over two seasons. Despite his early promise and the physical capacity to match it with hardened VFL bodies, Hay struggled to cement a permanent spot in the Swans' lineup and departed the league following the 1972 season while still a teenager. His brief career at the Lakeside Oval is best remembered for that rapid ascent from the junior ranks, standing as a testament to the club's willingness to blood youth during a transitional era for the Bloods.
Profile
- Full name
- Robert F. Hay
- Born
- 21 Sept 1954
- Died
- 26 Jan 2025 (aged 70y 127d)
- Height
- 183 cm
- Weight
- 84 kg
Teams
Bio
1 revisionRecruited as a precocious talent, Robert Hay holds the distinction of being one of South Melbourne’s youngest ever debutants, breaking into the senior side in 1971 at just 16 years of age. Standing 183cm, he possessed a frame ready for senior football earlier than most, allowing him to compete as a versatile utility or defensive option across fourteen games over two seasons. Despite his early promise and the physical capacity to match it with hardened VFL bodies, Hay struggled to cement a permanent spot in the Swans' lineup and departed the league following the 1972 season while still a teenager. His brief career at the Lakeside Oval is best remembered for that rapid ascent from the junior ranks, standing as a testament to the club's willingness to blood youth during a transitional era for the Bloods.