Bobby Craig (Australian footballer)

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Bobby Craig
Personal information
Full name Robert Craig
Date of birth(1882-03-29)29 March 1882
Original team(s) Leopold
Height 179 cm (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s) Defender, ruckman
Playing career1
YearsClubGames (Goals)
1902 Melbourne 3 (0)
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1902.
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com

Bobby Craig (born 19 March 1882) was an Australian rules footballer who played with Melbourne in the Victorian Football League (VFL). [1]

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. 187. ISBN   978-1-921496-32-5.


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