| Bob Keddie | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal information | |||
| Full name | Robert Mackay Keddie | ||
| Born | (1946-05-10)10 May 1946 (age 79) Melbourne | ||
| Original team | University High Old Boys VAFA | ||
| Height | 183 cm (6 ft 0 in) | ||
| Weight | 87 kg (192 lb) | ||
| Position | Centre/Half/FF | ||
| Playing career1 | |||
| Years | Club | Games (Goals) | |
| 1965–72 | Hawthorn (VFL) | 132 (195) | |
| 1973 | West Adelaide (SANFL) | 18 (14) | |
| 1974–76 | South Adelaide (SANFL) | 53 (71) | |
| 1977 | Glenelg (SANFL) | 7 (2) | |
| Total | 210 (282) | ||
| Coaching career | |||
| Years | Club | Games (W–L–D) | |
| 1973 | West Adelaide (SANFL) | 21 (3–17–1) | |
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1977. | |||
| Career highlights | |||
Member of Gaelic Football Team on Tour to Ireland and USA 1967 | |||
| Sources:AFL Tables,AustralianFootball.com | |||
Robert Mackay Keddie (born 10 May 1946) is a formerAustralian rules footballer who played forHawthorn in theVictorian Football League (VFL) andWest Adelaide,South Adelaide andGlenelg in theSouth Australian National Football League (SANFL).
Bob Keddie made his debut for Hawthorn in1965 and in subsequent seasons became a highly effective half forward flanker for the club. He was Hawthorn'sBest & Fairest winner in1967 and1969 and for his performances at the1969 Adelaide Carnival forVictoria he earnedAll Australian selection. In 1967 Keddie was selected in the first Australian team to tour Ireland and the USA to playGaelic Football.
During the1970 VFL season Keddie kicked 47 goals. He was overshadowed, however, by teammatePeter Hudson who kicked 146 goals.
In the1971 VFL Grand Final againstSt Kilda, Hawthorn were down by 21 points when Keddie was pushed to full forward (and Hudson to centre half forward). The Hawks went on to win the game by seven points, with Keddie kicking four final-quarter goals and gaining hero status.
Keddie worked as a physical education teacher in the Victorian state school system at Belle Vue State School in his early teaching. He went on to teach and coach school teams up to year 12
Keddie left Hawthorn at the end of the1972 VFL season and became captain and coach of West Adelaide. He played 18 games, kicking 14 goals and winning The BloodsBest & Fairest before moving on to South Adelaide as captain in 1974, playing 53 games, kicking 71 goals and winning South's best and fairest award in 1975. In 1977, Keddie played a final season with Glenelg, playing seven games and kicking two goals. He also played five games forSouth Australia; three againstVictoria and one each againstWestern Australia andTasmania, kicking four goals.
Keddie's younger brother Richard played reserves football for Hawthorn.[1]
In 1979, Keddie became the state development manager for the Junior Football Council of Victoria under Ray Allsop (governed by the VFL and Victorian State Government), setting up parent groups throughout Victoria to initiate what is now known as Auskick. This was supported by a development officer (player) from each of the VFL clubs. Keddie was appointed as an assistant coach toAllan Jeans in1980 and in 1981 became the full-time development manager for the Hawthorn Football Club and coached the Hawthorn Under 19 team to two finals before returning to teaching at Wesley College in 1984.
In 1984, Keddie was appointed as senior coach atVictorian Football Association (VFA) clubSandringham and coached the Zebras to the 1985 flag. In 1987, he was appointed as David Parkins' senior assistant coach before returning to Sandringham in 1988.
Keddie continued his teaching career into the 1980s at Wesley College until 1987. In 1991–93, Keddie coachedSouth Launceston Football Club in theTasmanian Football League. This is where his only child, Alexandra Keddie (born 1992), was born. He now resides back in Melbourne and is currently retired but does some voluntary coaching work and player mentoring at theFrankston Football Club.