Robert Michael (13 June 1879 – 20 March 1963) 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). He is the great grandfather of triple premiership player Mal Michael. Recruited from Sale, he did not perform well in his debut VFL game and returned to Gippsland without playing another match.

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at Collingwood Forever 1879 births 1963 deaths Australian rules footballers from Victoria (state) Collingwood Football Club players Sale Football Club players {{AFL-bio-1870s-stub