Full name Robert W. Thompson 1967–71 Essendon Height/Weight 174 cm / 75 kg Name Robert Thompson | Position(s) Back pocket, rover Years Club | |
Date of birth (1947-06-19) 19 June 1947 (age 68) Role Australian Rules Footballer | ||
Original team Castlemaine Football Club | ||
Robert W. "Bob" Thompson (born 19 June 1947) is a former Australian rules footballer who played with Essendon in the Victorian Football League (VFL). While with Essendon he won a reserves premiership in 1968. After leaving the Bombers, he played with Subiaco in the West Australian Football League (WAFL), Preston in the Victorian Football Association (VFA) and then returned to his original team, Castlemaine. He was later an assistant coach of Essendon's under-19s and coached Essendon Grammar Old Boys.
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