Tony Southcombe

Australian rules footballer

Tony Southcombe
Personal information
Full name	Robert Anthony Southcombe
Date of birth	(1950-07-21) 21 July 1950 (age 74)
Place of birth	Bendigo, Victoria
Original team(s)	Golden Square (BFL)
Height	188 cm (6 ft 2 in)
Weight	89 kg (196 lb)
Position(s)	Ruckman
Playing career¹
Years	Club	Games (Goals)
1977	Carlton	13 (11)
¹ Playing statistics correct to the end of 1977.
Career highlights
Golden Square Football Club Hall of Fame inductee^[1]
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com

Robert Anthony Southcombe (born 21 July 1950) is a former Australian rules football player who played for the Carlton Football Club in the Victorian Football League in 1977. Southcombe was a bespectacled ruckman who played 13 games for Carlton in 1977 before returning to the bush. He is the boss of bush league hero/prodigy Mitch Blackshaw.^[2]

References

^ "History". Archived from the original on 12 October 2009. Retrieved 1 November 2009.
^ Holmesby, Russell; Main, Jim (2003). The Encyclopedia of AFL Footballers: every AFL/VFL player since 1897 (5th ed.). North Melbourne, Victoria: Crown Content. p. 681. ISBN 1-74095-032-1.