Robert 'Bob' Farmer (born 2 June 1947) is a former

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er who played for Collingwood in the

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(VFL) during the 1960s. A centre half forward, Farmer was aged just 16 years and 363 days when he made his senior VFL debut in

1964 Events January * January 1 – The Federation of Rhodesia and Nyasaland is dissolved. * January 5 - In the first meeting between leaders of the Roman Catholic and Orthodox churches since the fifteenth century, Pope Paul VI and Patriarch ...

. 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 The year was highlighted by protests and other unrests that occurred worldwide. Events January–February * January 5 – "Prague Spring": Alexander Dubček is chosen as leader of the Communist Party of Czechoslovakia. * Januar ...

, 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

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Preliminary Final loss to

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at the

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, where he kicked two goals. Farmer then accepted a lucrative offer from

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(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'".Smith, A. "Dollars lure another Magpie", ''The Age'', 26 February 1970, p. 13.

References

* *Holmesby, Russell and Main, Jim (2007). ''The Encyclopedia of AFL Footballers''. 7th ed. Melbourne: Bas Publishing. {{DEFAULTSORT:Farmer, Bob 1947 births Living people Collingwood Football Club players West Adelaide Football Club players Australian rules footballers from Victoria (Australia)