Robert Hyde (footballer)

Robert Hyde
Personal information
Full name Robert Hyde
Date of birth 4 November 1954 (1954-11-04) (age 57)
Original team Greensborough
Height/Weight 183 cm / 85 kg
Playing career1
Years Club Games (Goals)
1973–1977
1979		 Collingwood
Essendon		 62 (2) 1 (0)
1 Playing statistics to end of 1979 season .
Career highlights

Robert Hyde (born 1 November 1954) is a former Australian rules footballer who played with the Collingwood and Essendon football teams in the Victorian Football League (VFL) during the 1970s.

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Playing career

Hyde played 63 senior VFL football games between 1973 and 1979.[1] A defender, Hyde won the Copeland Trophy in 1976 for Collingwood's best and fairest player. Hyde played for Collingwood in both the drawn 1977 VFL Grand Final and the Grand Final replay the following week. He finished his career with Essendon.

Coaching career

Hyde coached the Calder Cannons in the TAC Cup from 1996 to 2006. He led the Cannons to five grand finals, winning three priemerships.[2] After leaving Calder, he coached the Victorian Country team in the AFL National Under 18 Championships.[3][4][5]

In October 2011, Hyde was appointed as senior coach of the Northern Blues in the VFL.[6]

Personal life

Hyde is the principal of Greenbrook Primary School in Epping, Victoria.[7]

The Robert Hyde medal

The Robert Hyde medal is awarded to the Calder Cannons' best and fairest player each year.[8]

References

  1. ^ AFL Player Statistics - Robert Hyde, retrieved 2009-09-18
  2. ^ Calder Cannons homepage, retrieved 2009-09-18
  3. ^ AFL Victoria, Annual Report, retrieved 2009-09-18
  4. ^ Strong Falcons link to Victorian Country side for national under-18 titles, The Geelong Advertiser, 7 June 2008, retrieved 2009-09-18
  5. ^ Geelong Falcon Ben Cunnington to captain Victorian Country, The Geelong Advertiser, 13 June 2009, retrieved 2009-09-18
  6. ^ Landsberger, Sam (20 Oct 2011). "Hyde to coach Northern Bullants". Leader. http://www.heraldsun.com.au/sport/afl/hyde-to-coach-northern-bullants/story-fn53khop-1226172167935. Retrieved 23 Oct 2011. 
  7. ^ Greenbrook Primary School, retrieved 2009-09-18
  8. ^ "2011 Robert Hyde Medal Presentation Night". Calder Cannons. 11 November 2011. http://www.sportingpulse.com/club_info.cgi?client=1-3020-111723-0-0&sID=54943&&news_task=DETAIL&articleID=16914793. Retrieved 2011-12-27. 

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