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Key Facts

Full name
Robert Fox

Known as
Robert Fox

Born
2 November 1931

Age at first & last AFL game
First game: 23y 165d
Last game: 25y 323d

Height and weight
Height: 189 cm
Weight: 79 kg

Senior clubs
Essendon

Jumper numbers
Essendon: 24

Robert Fox

Advanced stats
Club
League
Career span
Games
Goals
Avg
Win %
AKI
AHB
AMK
BV
EssendonV/AFL1955-195752340.6558%———8
Total1955-195752340.6558%———8

AFL: 6,518th player to appear, 4,264th most games played, 2,753rd most goals kickedEssendon: 668th player to appear, 351st most games played, 237th most goals kicked

Robert Fox joined Essendon from Thornton and immediately impressed as a formidable presence in the forward lines. At the end of his debut season of 1955 he was accordingly awarded the Bombers’ best first year player award. However, he failed to progress, at least in part because of having difficulty adjusting to life in a big city. The last of his 52 VFL games was the 1957 grand final in which the Dons lowered their colours to Melbourne. He registered 34 goals. After spending the 1958 season playing for Alexandra he retired as a player, only to make a brief return with Katunga in the late 1960s.

Author - John Devaney

Sources

Full Points Publications

Footnotes

* Behinds calculated from the 1965 season on.
+ Score at the end of extra time.