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

Australian rules football Australian football, also called Australian rules football or Aussie rules, or more simply football or footy, is a contact sport played between two teams of 18 players on an oval field, often a modified cricket ground. Points are scored by k ...

er who played with Collingwood in the

Victorian Football League The Victorian Football League (VFL) is an Australian rules football league in Australia serving as one of the second-tier regional semi-professional competitions which sit underneath the fully professional Australian Football League (AFL). It ...

(VFL). After being part of losing Grand Finals in 1925 and 1926 he played in Collingwood premiership sides the next four seasons. 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.

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* * 1901 births 1974 deaths Australian rules footballers from Victoria (Australia) Australian Rules footballers: place kick exponents Collingwood Football Club players Collingwood Football Club Premiership players Four-time VFL/AFL Premiership players {{AFL-bio-1901-stub