Australian rules footballer
Australian rules footballer
Robert Mace Full name
Robert Mace Date of birth
(1958-08-12 ) 12 August 1958 (age 66) Original team(s)
Frankston YCW Height
178 cm (5 ft 10 in) Weight
93 kg (205 lb) Position(s)
Half forward flanker Years
Club
Games (Goals) 1980–81
Hawthorn
0 7 0 (7) 1982–86
St Kilda
72 (32) 1988
Brisbane Bears
0 1 0 (0) Total
80 (39)
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1988.
Sources: AFL Tables , AustralianFootball.com
Robert Mace (born 12 August 1958) is a former Australian rules footballer who played for Hawthorn , St Kilda and the Brisbane Bears in the Victoria Football League (VFL) during the 1980s.
Originally from Frankston YCW, Mace started his VFL career at Hawthorn in 1980 but was unable establish himself as a senior player there so crossed to St Kilda in 1982 where he became a regular in the side for five seasons.
Mace was offloaded to the league's new club, Brisbane, in 1987 but he would only make one appearance. He represented Queensland at the 1988 Adelaide Bicentennial Carnival before returning to Victoria and finishing his career with Victorian Football Association (VFA) team Frankston , whom he also coached until 2002.
On 5 August 2015 it was reported that Mace was suspended from Frankston following a fight with a Frankston official at a VFL match the previous weekend.[ 1]
References
Preliminary Stage:
VFA 17.10 (112) defeated Queensland 4.11 (35), at Football Park , 3 March 1988 Wooden Spoon Play-off:
Tasmania 11.16 (82) defeated Queensland 10.10 (70), at Norwood Oval , 4 March 1988