Robert Polkinghorne

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Robert Polkinghorne
Personal information
Full name Robert Keith Polkinghorne [1]
Date of birth (1958-02-27) 27 February 1958 (age 66)
Height 183 cm (6 ft 0 in)
Weight 86 kg (190 lb)
Playing career1
YearsClubGames (Goals)
1979–80 Hawthorn 5 (0)
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1980.
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com

Robert Keith Polkinghorne (born 27 February 1958) is a former Australian rules footballer who played with Hawthorn in the Victorian Football League (VFL). [2]


His older brother David Polkinghorne (footballer), played 164 games for Hawthorn between 1976-1984.

Notes

  1. "Is Scotch the greatest VFL/AFL nursery?". Scotch College. December 2010.
  2. Holmesby, Russell; Main, Jim (2014). The Encyclopedia of AFL Footballers: every AFL/VFL player since 1897 (10th ed.). Seaford, Victoria: BAS Publishing. p. 711. ISBN   978-1-921496-32-5.

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