Bob Flanigan (footballer)

Bob 'Bluestone' Flanigan (25 March 1914 – 12 July 1988) was an Australian rules footballer who played for Footscray and Essendon in the Victorian Football League (VFL). His surname has also been spelt Flanagan and Flanegan on some sources.

Bob Flanigan
Personal information
Full name	Robert Edwin Flanigan
Date of birth	(1914-03-25)25 March 1914
Place of birth	Wangaratta
Date of death	12 July 1988(1988-07-12) (aged 74)
Place of death	Traralgon
Original team(s)	Myrrhee, Milawa, Alphington
Height	175 cm (5 ft 9 in)
Weight	74 kg (163 lb)
Playing career^1
Years	Club	Games (Goals)
1936–1940	Footscray	49 (1)
1941–1942, 1944–1945	Essendon	42 (1)
Total		91 (2)
^1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1945.
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com

A left footed half back, Flanigan was renowned for his toughness and once fractured his skull while at Footscray. He polled well for Footscray in the 1937 Brownlow Medal where he was their second largest vote getter.

In 1941, his first season with Essendon, Flanigan was a losing Grand Finalist but the following year he played as a half back flanker in their premiership team.

References

• Bob Flanigan's playing statistics from AFL Tables
• Holmesby, Russell and Main, Jim (2007). The Encyclopedia of AFL Footballers. 7th ed. Melbourne: Bas Publishing.