Bob Annesley (10 July 1919 – 3 February 2003) was an Australian rules footballer who played with Essendon in the Victorian Football League (VFL) during World War II.[1] He spent most of his playing career with Swan Districts in the West Australian Football League (WAFL). Annesley was later captain-coach of local side, Scarborough, where he won six consecutive premierships in the 1960s.

Bob Annesley
Personal information
Full name Robert Devon Annesley
Date of birth (1919-07-10)10 July 1919
Date of death 3 February 2003(2003-02-03) (aged 83)
Original team(s) Midland Workshops
Height 173 cm (5 ft 8 in)
Weight 67 kg (148 lb)
Position(s) Rover
Playing career1
Years Club Games (Goals)
1939–41, 1946–47 Swan Districts 64 (63)
1945 Essendon 06 0(7)
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1945.
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com

Notes

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  1. ^ Holmesby, Russell; Main, Jim (2014). The Encyclopedia of AFL Footballers: every AFL/VFL player since 1897 (10th ed.). Seaford, Victoria: BAS Publishing. p. 24. ISBN 978-1-921496-32-5.
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