Robert Michael Makeham (6 November 1901 – 3 February 1974) was an Australian rules footballer who played with Collingwood in the Victorian Football League (VFL).

Family

He married Doris Mary McKinnon (1902–1989) on 12 September 1934, at Dandenong, Victoria.[1]

Football

Recruited from the Kernot Football Club[2] (the 1922 premiers) in the Bass Valley Football Association in South Eastern Victoria.[3]

Collingwood (VFL)

After being part of losing VFL Grand Finals in 1925 and 1926 he played in Collingwood's 1927, 1928, 1929 and 1930 premiership sides.[4]

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.

Maryborough (BFL)

Makeham coached the Maryborough Football Club in the Bendigo Football League (BFL) in 1933,[5] in which they lost the 1933 BFL grand final to Sandhurst.[6][7]

Death

He died at Korumburra South on 3 February 1974.[8]

References

  1. ^ Weddings in Town and Country: Makeham—McKinnon, The Argus, (Thursday, 13 September 1934), p. 14.
  2. ^ "1923 - Football". Great Southern Advocate (Korumburra, Vic. : 1889 - 1906, 1914 - 1940). 3 May 1923. p. 2. Retrieved 12 February 2025.
  3. ^ Sharland, W.S., "Collingwood's Country Giant: Consistent Play of Bob Makeham", The Sporting Globe, (Saturday, 11. August 1928), p. 6.
  4. ^ Collingwood Forever.
  5. ^ "1933 - Opening Football Matches Draw Big Crowds". The Sun News-Pictorial (Melbourne, Vic). 8 May 1933. p. 26. Retrieved 16 May 2024.
  6. ^ "1933 - EASY WIN FOR SANDHURST". The Sun News-Pictorial (Melbourne, Vic). 16 October 1933. p. 27. Retrieved 16 May 2024.
  7. ^ "1933 - BENDIGO FOOTBALL". Sporting Globe (Melbourne, Vic). 14 October 1933. p. 3. Retrieved 16 May 2024.
  8. ^ Deaths: Makeham, The Age, (Monday, 4 February 1974), p. 14.


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