Robert Muir (6 April 1907 – 11 June 1973) 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,
Footscray and
Fitzroy Fitzroy or FitzRoy may refer to:
People As a given name
*Several members of the Somerset family (Dukes of Beaufort) have this as a middle-name:
**FitzRoy Somerset, 1st Baron Raglan (1788–1855)
** Henry Charles FitzRoy Somerset, 8th Duke of Beau ...
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).
Under
Jock McHale
James Francis "Jock" McHale, (12 December 1882 – 4 October 1953) was an Australian rules football player and coach for the Collingwood Football Club in the Victorian Football League in a marathon career that extended from 1903 to 1949.
Earl ...
, Collingwood won premierships in each of Muir's first three seasons at the club but he didn't participate in any of the finals campaigns. He missed the entire
1930 VFL season
The 1930 VFL season was the 34th season of the Victorian Football League (VFL), the highest level senior Australian rules football competition in Victoria. The season featured twelve clubs, ran from 3 May until 11 October, and comprised an 18-g ...
when Collingwood made it four in a row. He finally got regular game time in 1932 and made 17 appearances for the year, including two finals. It was however his last season with Collingwood and he finished his VFL career with stints at Footscray and Fitzroy.
Muir continued playing football in the VFA, with
Preston, which he coached in 1938 when
Wyn Murray
George Wynyatt "Wyn" Murray (4 July 1908 – 21 December 1947) was an Australian rules footballer who played with Melbourne in the Victorian Football League (VFL).
Family
The son of Alfred Wynyatt Murray (1868-1936), and Johanna Murray (1874-1 ...
resigned during the season.
Muir as Preston Coach, ''The Argus'', (Thursday, 5 May 1938), p.24.
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Footnotes
References
Muir is Consistent, ''The Sporting Globe'', (Wednesday, 20 August 1930), p.8.
Magpie Astray, ''The Sporting Globe'', (Saturday, 16 June 1934), p.7.
Unfair Football: Six Players Charged: Three Disqualifications, ''The Argus'', (Friday, 15 May 1931), p.5.
External links
*
Bob Muir, at ''The VFA Project''.
1907 births
Collingwood Football Club players
Longford Football Club players
Western Bulldogs players
Fitzroy Football Club players
Preston Football Club (VFA) players
Preston Football Club (VFA) coaches
Australian rules footballers from Victoria (state)
1973 deaths
Australian rules footballers from Western Australia
Sportspeople from Boulder, Western Australia
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