Past Player of the Week – Robert Haines

Bob Haines was the John Wynne of his day.  Strong and athletic, he was a crowd favourite as a follower or key defender under captain-coach Haydn Bunton but was starved of opportunity when Robert Oatey took charge in 1968 and finished his football career at South Adelaide.

“Oatey thought I was a bit wild, but I wasn’t really,” said Bob, living in retirement at his 10-acre Angaston property with his three-legged Jack Russell dog Evie and 36-year-old horse Alby. “I’d have a few drinks at the weekend but I was dedicated to my footy during the week.”

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