Corbett, a centreman, came originally from Ballarat team Golden Point and was already 24 by the time he made his VFL debut in 1920.[1][2] He was a constant fixture in the Melbourne side during the 1920s and a regular interstate representative.[3]
Just before half time in the 1926 Preliminary Final, Corbett was struck in the face and knocked to the ground by Essendon player Charlie May. Despite returning to the field later in the game, he missed out on playing in Melbourne's premiership win the following week, diagnosed with a broken jaw.[4] A side result of this incident was the eventual introduction of a reserve that could replace injured players.[5]
He acted as VFL boundary umpire after retiring and officiated in 40 matches from 1931 to 1933.
Atkinson, G. (1982) Everything you ever wanted to know about Australian rules football but couldn't be bothered asking, The Five Mile Press: Melbourne. ISBN0 86788 009 0.
Holmesby, Russell; Main, Jim (2007). The Encyclopedia Of AFL Footballers. BAS Publishing. ISBN978-1-920910-78-5.
Ross, J. (ed), 100 Years of Australian Football 1897–1996: The Complete Story of the AFL, All the Big Stories, All the Great Pictures, All the Champions, Every AFL Season Reported, Viking, (Ringwood), 1996. ISBN0-670-86814-0
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March 04, 2023
corbett, footballer, robert, corbett, november, 1895, june, 1957, australian, rules, footballer, played, with, melbourne, victorian, football, league, corbettpersonal, informationfull, namerobert, james, corbettdate, birth, 1895, november, 1895place, birthcres. Robert Bob Corbett 23 November 1895 10 June 1957 was an Australian rules footballer who played with Melbourne in the Victorian Football League VFL Bob CorbettPersonal informationFull nameRobert James CorbettDate of birth 1895 11 23 23 November 1895Place of birthCreswick VictoriaDate of death10 June 1957 1957 06 10 aged 61 Place of deathFootscray VictoriaOriginal team s Golden PointHeight178 cm 5 ft 10 in Weight76 kg 168 lb Playing career1YearsClubGames Goals 1920 1929Melbourne161 9 1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1929 Sources AFL Tables AustralianFootball com Contents 1 Football 2 See also 3 Footnotes 4 References 5 External linksFootball EditCorbett a centreman came originally from Ballarat team Golden Point and was already 24 by the time he made his VFL debut in 1920 1 2 He was a constant fixture in the Melbourne side during the 1920s and a regular interstate representative 3 Just before half time in the 1926 Preliminary Final Corbett was struck in the face and knocked to the ground by Essendon player Charlie May Despite returning to the field later in the game he missed out on playing in Melbourne s premiership win the following week diagnosed with a broken jaw 4 A side result of this incident was the eventual introduction of a reserve that could replace injured players 5 He acted as VFL boundary umpire after retiring and officiated in 40 matches from 1931 to 1933 See also Edit1927 Melbourne CarnivalFootnotes Edit Bob Corbett Player Bio Australian Football Retrieved 14 August 2015 AFL Tables Bob Corbett Holmesby amp Main 2007 The Argus Corbett s Injury 15 October 1926 p 5 Atkinson p 79 References EditAtkinson G 1982 Everything you ever wanted to know about Australian rules football but couldn t be bothered asking The Five Mile Press Melbourne ISBN 0 86788 009 0 Holmesby Russell Main Jim 2007 The Encyclopedia Of AFL Footballers BAS Publishing ISBN 978 1 920910 78 5 Ross J ed 100 Years of Australian Football 1897 1996 The Complete Story of the AFL All the Big Stories All the Great Pictures All the Champions Every AFL Season Reported Viking Ringwood 1996 ISBN 0 670 86814 0External links Edit Wikimedia Commons has media related to Bob Corbett footballer Bob Corbett at AustralianFootball com Bob Corbett at Demonwiki Bob Corbett at Boyles Football Photos Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Bob Corbett footballer amp oldid 1085546252, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
