Bob Syme Explained

Bob Syme
Birth Date:	30 November 1924
Originalteam:	Moonee Ponds YCW
Height:	188 cm
Weight:	86 kg
Statsend:	1953
Years1:	1944–1953
Club1:	Essendon
Games Goals1:	116 (57)
Coachyears1:	1974
Coachclub1:	Preston (VFA)
Coachgames Wins1:	18 (9–9–0)
Careerhighlights:	Essendon premiership 1949 Essendon premiership 1950 Essendon life member 1953 Essendon Football Club committee: 1953, 1981–1986

Bob Syme (30 November 1924 – 19 December 1993)^[1] was an Australian rules footballer and coach in the Victorian Football League (VFL).

Player

A fast, vigorous and fiery ruckman (he was suspended for four weeks in 1950), Syme joined Essendon in 1944.

He played in:

• Essendon's 1949 premiership team — Essendon 18.17 (125) to Carlton 6.16 (52).
• Essendon's 1950 premiership team — Essendon 13.14 (92) to North Melbourne 7.12 (54).
• Essendon's 1951 Grand Final team — Geelong 11.15 (81) to Essendon 10.10 (70).

Coach

He retired in 1953, and went to coach in the country.

He unsuccessfully applied for Essendon's vacant Senior coaching position in 1971; the position was awarded to John Birt.^[2]

He coached Essendon Reserves from 1971 to 1973. He coached VFA club Preston in 1974; he was replaced as coach by Dick Telford six days before the start of the 1975 season.

He served on the Essendon Football Club Committee in 1953, and from 1981 to 1986.

See also

• 1949 Grand Final Teams
• 1950 Grand Final Teams
• 1951 Grand Final Teams

References

• Maplestone, M., Flying Higher: History of the Essendon Football Club 1872–1996, Essendon Football Club, (Melbourne), 1996.

Notes and References

1. Web site: Bob Syme – Player Bio. Australian Football. 11 December 2014.
2. Mapleston, (1996), 216.