Bob Syme
Encyclopedia
Bob Syme was an Australian rules football
er and coach in the Victorian Football League
(VFL).
(he was suspended for four weeks in 1950), Syme joined Essendon
in 1944.
He played in:
He unsuccessfully applied for Essendon's vacant Senior coaching position in 1971; the position was awarded to John Birt
.
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.
Australian rules football
Australian rules football, officially known as Australian football, also called football, Aussie rules or footy is a sport played between two teams of 22 players on either...
er and coach in the Victorian Football League
Australian Football League
The Australian Football League is both the governing body and the major professional competition in the sport of Australian rules football...
(VFL).
Player
A fast, vigorous and fiery ruckmanRuckman (Australian rules football position)
In Australian rules football, a ruckman is typically a tall and athletic player who contests at centre bounces and stoppages . The ruckman is one of the most important players on the field...
(he was suspended for four weeks in 1950), Syme joined Essendon
Essendon Football Club
The Essendon Football Club, nicknamed The Bombers, is an Australian rules football club which plays in the Australian Football League...
in 1944.
He played in:
- Essendon's 1949 premiership team — Essendon 18.17 (125) to CarltonCarlton Football ClubThe Carlton Football Club is a professional Australian rules football club based in Melbourne, Victoria. The club competes in the Australian Football League, and was one of the eight founding members of that competition in 1897...
6.16 (52). - Essendon's 1950 premiership team — Essendon 13.14 (92) to North MelbourneNorth Melbourne Football ClubThe North Melbourne Football Club, nicknamed The Kangaroos, is the fourth oldest Australian rules football club in the Australian Football League and is one of the oldest sporting clubs in Australia and the world...
7.12 (54). - Essendon's 1951 Grand Final team — GeelongGeelong Football ClubThe Geelong Football Club, nicknamed The Cats, is a professional Australian rules football club, named after and based in the city of Geelong, playing in the Australian Football League . The club has been the VFL/AFL premiers nine times, with a record equalling 3 in the AFL era. Geelong has also...
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
John Birt (footballer)
John Birt is a former Australian rules footballer who played with Essendon in the VFL. Birt had an unusual physical characteristic that sometimes reduced his capacity to impose authority in one-on-one situations; whenever he spoke, the tip of his nose would move.Birt was a rover and after being...
.
He coached Essendon Reserves from 1971 to 1973. He coached VFA club Preston
Northern Bullants
Northern Blues Football Club is a long-established Australian rules football club based in Preston and currently playing in the Victorian Football League representing the central and outer areas of Melbourne...
in 1974; he was replaced as coach by Dick Telford
Dick Telford
Dick Telford is a former Australian rules footballer who played for Collingwood and Fitzroy in the Victorian Football League during the 1960s....
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