A centre half forward, Farmer was aged just 16 years and 363 days when he made his senior VFL debut in 1964. He struggled to establish a place in the Collingwood team which made the finals in five of the six seasons that he was at the club, although he had a good season in 1968, kicking 22 goals and was chosen to represent Australia in the 'Galahs' World Tour that year.
The only final Farmer played was his final league game for Collingwood; the 1969 Preliminary Final loss to Richmond at the Melbourne Cricket Ground, where he kicked two goals. Farmer then accepted a lucrative offer from South Australian National Football League (SANFL) club West Adelaide, which included "a fully furnished flat, a good position with a cigarette company and a weekly match payment 'too good to refuse'".[2]
Referencesedit
^"Robert Farmer". Collingwood Forever. Retrieved 3 September 2014.
^Smith, A. "Dollars lure another Magpie", The Age, 26 February 1970, p. 13.
Bob Farmer's playing statistics from AFL Tables
Holmesby, Russell and Main, Jim (2007). The Encyclopedia of AFL Footballers. 7th ed. Melbourne: Bas Publishing.
March 20, 2024
farmer, other, people, named, disambiguation, robert, farmer, born, june, 1947, former, australian, rules, footballer, played, collingwood, victorian, football, league, during, 1960s, personal, informationfull, namerobert, farmerdate, birth, 1947, june, 1947, . For other people named Bob Farmer see Bob Farmer disambiguation Robert Bob Farmer born 2 June 1947 is a former Australian rules footballer who played for Collingwood in the Victorian Football League VFL during the 1960s Bob FarmerPersonal informationFull nameRobert FarmerDate of birth 1947 06 02 2 June 1947 age 76 Original team s Heidelberg H S 1 Height183 cm 6 ft 0 in Weight78 kg 172 lb Position s Centre half forwardPlaying career1YearsClubGames Goals 1964 1969Collingwood56 51 1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1969 Sources AFL Tables AustralianFootball comA centre half forward Farmer was aged just 16 years and 363 days when he made his senior VFL debut in 1964 He struggled to establish a place in the Collingwood team which made the finals in five of the six seasons that he was at the club although he had a good season in 1968 kicking 22 goals and was chosen to represent Australia in the Galahs World Tour that year The only final Farmer played was his final league game for Collingwood the 1969 Preliminary Final loss to Richmond at the Melbourne Cricket Ground where he kicked two goals Farmer then accepted a lucrative offer from South Australian National Football League SANFL club West Adelaide which included a fully furnished flat a good position with a cigarette company and a weekly match payment too good to refuse 2 References edit Robert Farmer Collingwood Forever Retrieved 3 September 2014 Smith A Dollars lure another Magpie The Age 26 February 1970 p 13 Bob Farmer s playing statistics from AFL Tables Holmesby Russell and Main Jim 2007 The Encyclopedia of AFL Footballers 7th ed Melbourne Bas Publishing Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Bob Farmer amp oldid 1153570364, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
