Bob Hobbs was an Australian

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footballer who played in the 1940s and 1950s. He played for Canterbury-Bankstown, Western Suburbs and Parramatta as a second rower.

Playing career

Hobbs began his first grade career with Canterbury-Bankstown in 1945 after moving from Cowra in country

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. Hobbs played 4 games with the club but featured more for the reserve grade team. In 1946, Hobbs joined Western Suburbs spending a solitary season with them making 4 appearances. Hobbs captain-coached Cootamundra in the 1948

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and

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competition, the team winning the premiership and NSW Country's

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. In 1949, Hobbs joined newly admitted side Parramatta and was a regular starter for the club over the following 6 seasons finishing as top point scorer for the side in 1952 and 1953. Hobbs time at Parramatta was not a successful one though with the team finishing last on two occasions and finishing towards the bottom in the other years.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Hobbs, Bob 1926 births 2006 deaths Parramatta Eels players Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs players Western Suburbs Magpies players Australian rugby league players Rugby league players from Cowra, New South Wales Rugby league second-rows