Bob Milgate Explained

Bob Milgate
Fullname:	Robert Bennett Milgate
Birth Date:	3 January 1925
Birth Place:	Auburn, Victoria
Originalteam:	Auburn
Height:	178 cm
Weight:	68 kg
Statsend:	1948
Years1:	1948
Games Goals1:	10 (15)
Years2:	1949-1952
Games Goals2:	61 (171)
Careerhighlights:	Camberwell's leading goalkicker: 1949, 1950 & 1951.

Robert Bennett Milgate (3 January 1925 – 11 January 1998) was an Australian rules footballer who played with Hawthorn in the Victorian Football League (VFL).^[1]

Milgate played with Camberwell from 1949 to 1952, winning the club goalkicking award in 1949 (63 goals), 1950 (35) and 1951 (69) and just 4 goals in 1952.

Prior to his football career, Milgate served in the Australian Army during World War II.^[2]

External links

• • • Bob Milgate's playing statistics from The VFA Project

Notes and References

1. Book: The Encyclopedia of AFL Footballers: every AFL/VFL player since 1897 . Holmesby. Russell. Main. Jim . 2014 . 10th . 978-1-921496-32-5 . BAS Publishing . Seaford, Victoria . 610.
2. Web site: World War II Roll: Robert Bennett Milgate . Department of Veterans Affairs.