Full Name: BOB O'NEILL
Date of Birth: 16/4/1905
Height: 180 cm ( 5-11 )
Weight: 76 kg ( 12-0)
Guernsey: 4
Debut: 12/09/1925, Round 17, Melbourne
Last Game: 08/09/1928, Round SF, Carlton
RICHMOND SENIORS
Seasons: 1925, 1927-28
Total Games: 19
Total Goals: 4
Honours:
RICHMOND RESERVES
Seasons: 1924-28, 1931
Total Games: 75
Total Goals: 45
Honours: Captain/Coach 1931.
BIOGRAPHY
Robert was a ruck-rover who was recruited from a local Richmond Church team. He spent six seasons with Richmond and was a member of the 1927 Grand final team. He missed the entire 1929 season due to injury and in 1930 he crossed to Oakleigh where he was a member of their first VFA Premiership team. He returned to Richmond as the Reserves playing-coach in 1931 and then crossed to Camberwell in 1932. He later moved to Adelaide to live. He was involved in the building industry for many years, and also served the South Adelaide Football Club in various off field capacities. Robert died in 1978.
PRE RICHMOND
Richmond CYMS 1922-23.
POST RICHMOND
Oakleigh 1930, Games 11, Goals 9 ( Honours - Premiership 1930 ) ; Camberwell 1932-34, Games 44, Goals 19 ( Best & Fairest 1933 ) ; South Camberwell Captain/Coach 1935.
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