For persons of a similar name, see Robert Flowers (disambiguation).
Australian rules footballer
Robert Flower
Personal information
Full name
Robert Alan Flower
Nickname(s)
Tulip
Date of birth
(1955-08-05)5 August 1955
Place of birth
Melbourne
Date of death
2 October 2014(2014-10-02) (aged 59)
Original team(s)
Murrumbeena
Playing career1
Years
Club
Games (Goals)
1973–1987
Melbourne
272 (315)
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1987.
Career highlights
Club
Keith 'Bluey' Truscott Medallist: 1977
2× Melbourne leading Goalkicker: 1979, 1983
Harold Ball Memorial Trophy: 1973
Melbourne captain: 1981–1987
Melbourne Team of the Century – Wing
Melbourne Hall of Fame
Overall
Australian Football Hall of Fame
2× All-Australian: 1980, 1983
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com
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