Bob Hammond (footballer, born 1905)

Bob Hammond
Personal information
Full name	Robert Samuel Hammond
Date of birth	1 September 1905
Place of birth	Benalla, Victoria
Date of death	2 March 1993 (aged 87)
Place of death	Broadford, Victoria
Height / weight	182 cm / 84 kg
Playing career^1
Years	Club	Games (Goals)
1927–28, 1931–33 1933	Hawthorn St Kilda	34 (14) 1 (0) 35 (14)
^1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1933.

Robert Samuel "Bob" Hammond (1 September 1905 – 2 March 1993) was an Australian rules footballer who played with Hawthorn and St Kilda in the Victorian Football League (VFL).^[1]

Hammond joined Hawthorn from Broadford at the start of the 1927 VFL season^[2] and played eleven games at centre half back before injury put an end to his season.^[3] Hammond made a single appearance in 1928 and then did not play VFL football for two years.

Hammond reappeared with Hawthorn in 1931, scoring 14 goals in a further 22 appearances (mostly as a centre half forward) over the next couple of seasons. Although selected for the Round 6 game in 1933 he failed to play due to illness. After a couple of games in the reserves, Hammond made a mid-season move to St. Kilda. In his first game for St. Kilda Hammond suffered a significant knee injury and never again played VFL football.^[4]

His brother, Joe Hammond, also played VFL football with Essendon.

Notes

1. Holmesby, Russell; Main, Jim (2014). The Encyclopedia of AFL Footballers: every AFL/VFL player since 1897 (10th ed.). Seaford, Victoria: BAS Publishing. p. 357. ISBN 978-1-921496-32-5.
2. "Many Country Footballers Seeking inclusion in League Teams". Weekly Times. Victoria, Australia. 9 April 1927. p. 81.
3. "CLUB NOTES.". The Age. Victoria, Australia. 29 July 1927. p. 7.
4. "EXCITING FOOTBALL". The Argus. Melbourne, Australia. 10 July 1933. p. 13.

External links

• Bob Hammond's statistics from AFL Tables
• Bob Hammond's profile from AustralianFootball.com