Robert Hyde
Collingwood and Essendon
AFL career
63 games2 goals
- Debut
- R8 1973 v FIT26 May 1973
- Most recent
- EF 1979 v FIT8 Sept 1979
Stats
1979 | ESS | 1 | 9.0 | 5.0 | 14.0 | 3.0 | 4.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
1977 | COL | 24 | 12.1 | 2.8 | 14.8 | 3.6 | 2.6 | 1.5 | 0.0 | 0.1 |
1976 | COL | 18 | 12.0 | 1.9 | 13.9 | 4.3 | 2.7 | 2.0 | 0.1 | 0.0 |
1975 | COL | 10 | 12.4 | 2.2 | 14.6 | 2.8 | 2.3 | 1.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
1974 | COL | 8 | 12.9 | 2.0 | 14.9 | 4.5 | 1.5 | 1.4 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
1973 | COL | 2 | 8.0 | 2.0 | 10.0 | 0.5 | 2.5 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
Bio
Recruited from Greensborough in the Diamond Valley Football League, Robert Hyde arrived at Collingwood as a teenage prodigy who had played senior country football at just 16. He quickly established himself as a dependable defender at Victoria Park, capable of playing tall or small and often tasked with manning resting rovers due to his stocky frame and strong overhead marking. Despite suffering a severe knee injury in 1975 that threatened to end his career, Hyde returned the following season to produce his finest football, winning the 1976 Copeland Trophy as the Magpies' best and fairest. He was a key figure in the club’s famous 1977 campaign, playing in both the drawn Grand Final and the subsequent replay loss to North Melbourne. However, persistent knee issues forced him to miss the entire 1978 season, and after being delisted, he made a brief, one-game comeback with Essendon in 1979 wearing a heavy knee brace. Retiring at just 24, Hyde later forged a significant legacy as a development coach, leading the Calder Cannons to three TAC Cup premierships and overseeing the early development of numerous AFL stars.
Profile
- Born
- 01 Nov 1954 (age 72y 10d)
- Height
- 183 cm
- Weight
- 85 kg
Teams
Honours
- Collingwood B&F1976
- 2nd
- 1975
Bio
1 revisionRecruited from Greensborough in the Diamond Valley Football League, Robert Hyde arrived at Collingwood as a teenage prodigy who had played senior country football at just 16. He quickly established himself as a dependable defender at Victoria Park, capable of playing tall or small and often tasked with manning resting rovers due to his stocky frame and strong overhead marking. Despite suffering a severe knee injury in 1975 that threatened to end his career, Hyde returned the following season to produce his finest football, winning the 1976 Copeland Trophy as the Magpies' best and fairest. He was a key figure in the club’s famous 1977 campaign, playing in both the drawn Grand Final and the subsequent replay loss to North Melbourne. However, persistent knee issues forced him to miss the entire 1978 season, and after being delisted, he made a brief, one-game comeback with Essendon in 1979 wearing a heavy knee brace. Retiring at just 24, Hyde later forged a significant legacy as a development coach, leading the Calder Cannons to three TAC Cup premierships and overseeing the early development of numerous AFL stars.