Robert Michael Makeham (6 November 1901 – 3 February 1974) was an

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er who played with Collingwood in the Victorian Football League (VFL).

Family

He married Doris Mary McKinnon (1902–1989) on 12 September 1934, at

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Football

Recruited from the Kernot Football Club (the 1922 premiers) in the Bass Valley Football Association in South Eastern Victoria.

Collingwood (VFL)

After being part of losing VFL Grand Finals in

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he played in Collingwood's

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premiership sides. A versatile player, Makeham played his early football as a centre-half forward and follower before settling into the half back and half forward flanks.

Maryborough (BFL)

Makeham coached the

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in the Bendigo Football League (BFL) in 1933, in which they lost the 1933 BFL grand final to Sandhurst.

Death

He died at Korumburra South on 3 February 1974.Deaths: Makeham, ''The Age'', (Monday, 4 February 1974), p. 14.
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References

External links

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Bob Makeham, at ''Collingwood Forever''.
1901 births 1974 deaths Australian rules footballers from Victoria (state) Australian Rules footballers: place kick exponents Collingwood Football Club players Collingwood Football Club premiership players Sandhurst Football Club players VFL/AFL premiership players 20th-century Australian sportsmen {{AFL-bio-1901-stub