Robert "Bob" Corbett (23 November 1895 – 10 June 1957) was an

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er who played with

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in the

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(VFL).

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Corbett, a centreman, came originally from Ballarat team

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and was already 24 by the time he made his VFL debut in

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/ref> He was a constant fixture in the Melbourne side during the 1920s and a regular interstate representative. Just before half time in the

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Preliminary Final, Corbett was struck in the face and knocked to the ground by

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player Charlie May. Despite returning to the field later in the game, he missed out on playing in Melbourne's premiership win the following week, diagnosed with a broken jaw. A side result of this incident was the eventual introduction of a reserve that could replace injured players.Atkinson, p.79. He acted as VFL boundary umpire after retiring and officiated in 40 matches from

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References

* Atkinson, G. (1982) ''Everything you ever wanted to know about Australian rules football but couldn't be bothered asking'', The Five Mile Press: Melbourne. . * * Ross, J. (ed), ''100 Years of Australian Football 1897–1996: The Complete Story of the AFL, All the Big Stories, All the Great Pictures, All the Champions, Every AFL Season Reported'', Viking, (Ringwood), 1996.

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