Robert Edward James Burns (3 June 1884 – 16 August 1949) was an Australian rules footballer who played with Collingwood in the Victorian Football League (VFL).[1]
| Bob Burns | |||
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 Burns in 1904 | |||
| Personal information | |||
| Full name | Robert Edward James Burns | ||
| Date of birth | 3 June 1884 | ||
| Place of birth | Collingwood, Victoria | ||
| Date of death | 16 August 1949 (aged 65) | ||
| Place of death | Abertillery, Wales | ||
| Original team(s) | Richmond (VFA) | ||
| Height | 175 cm (5 ft 9 in) | ||
| Weight | 78 kg (172 lb) | ||
| Playing career1 | |||
| Years | Club | Games (Goals) | |
| 1904 | Collingwood | 2 (0) | |
| 1906 | Perth | 10 | |
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1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1904. | |||
| Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com | |||
After playing two games for Collingwood in 1904, Burns moved to Perth to teach at the Christian Brothers College and played in Western Australia for Perth and East Perth.[2] He also coached the latter.[3]
Burns then left the country to study medicine at the University of Edinburgh, before moving again to become a doctor in Abertillery in Monmouthshire, Wales.[4]
Notes edit
- ^ Holmesby, Russell; Main, Jim (2014). The Encyclopedia of AFL Footballers: every AFL/VFL player since 1897 (10th ed.). Seaford, Victoria: BAS Publishing. p. 115. ISBN 978-1-921496-32-5.
- ^ "Football: East Perth Club". The Daily News (Perth, Western Australia). Vol. XXXII, no. 11762. Western Australia. 4 March 1913. p. 6. Retrieved 18 April 2022 – via National Library of Australia.
- ^ "Football: Australian Game". The West Australian. Vol. XXVII, no. 7787. Western Australia. 15 March 1911. p. 8. Retrieved 18 April 2022 – via National Library of Australia.
- ^ "Bob Burns". Collingwood Forever.
External links edit
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