Bob Hammond (footballer, born 1905)

Robert Samuel "Bob" Hammond (1 September 1905 – 2 March 1993) was an Australian rules footballer who played with Hawthorn and St Kilda in the Victorian Football League (VFL).[1]

Bob Hammond
Personal information
Full name Robert Samuel Hammond
Date of birth (1905-09-01)1 September 1905
Place of birth Benalla, Victoria
Date of death 2 March 1993(1993-03-02) (aged 87)
Place of death Broadford, Victoria
Original team(s) Broadford
Height 182 cm (6 ft 0 in)
Weight 84 kg (185 lb)
Playing career1
Years Club Games (Goals)
1927–28, 1931–33 Hawthorn 34 (14)
1933 St Kilda 1 (0)
Total 35 (14)
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1933.
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com

Hammond joined Hawthorn from Broadford at the start of the 1927 VFL season[2] and played eleven games at centre half back before injury put an end to his season.[3] Hammond made a single appearance in 1928 and then did not play VFL football for two years.

Hammond reappeared with Hawthorn in 1931, scoring 14 goals in a further 22 appearances (mostly as a centre half forward) over the next couple of seasons. Although selected for the Round 6 game in 1933 he failed to play due to illness. After a couple of games in the reserves, Hammond made a mid-season move to St. Kilda. In his first game for St. Kilda Hammond suffered a significant knee injury and never again played VFL football.[4]

His brother, Joe Hammond, also played VFL football with Essendon.

Notes
  1. Holmesby, Russell; Main, Jim (2014). The Encyclopedia of AFL Footballers: every AFL/VFL player since 1897 (10th ed.). Seaford, Victoria: BAS Publishing. p. 357. ISBN 978-1-921496-32-5.
  2. "Many Country Footballers Seeking inclusion in League Teams". Weekly Times. Victoria, Australia. 9 April 1927. p. 81.
  3. "CLUB NOTES". The Age. Victoria, Australia. 29 July 1927. p. 7.
  4. "EXCITING FOOTBALL". The Argus. Melbourne, Australia. 10 July 1933. p. 13.
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