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Key Facts

Full name
Robert Mace

Known as
Robert Mace

Born
12 August 1958 (age 66)

Age at first & last AFL game
First game: 22y 11d
Last game: 29y 254d

Height and weight
Height: 178 cm
Weight: 93 kg

Senior clubs
Hawthorn; St. Kilda; Brisbane

Jumper numbers
Hawthorn: 49, 38
St. Kilda: 60, 7
Brisbane: 23

Recruited from
Hawthorn (1982); St. Kilda (1988)

Family links
Ken Mace (Second cousin)

Robert Mace

Advanced stats
ClubLeagueCareer spanGamesGoalsAvgWin %AKIAHBAMKBV
HawthornV/AFL1980-1981771.0057%7.711.863.002
St. KildaV/AFL1982-198672320.4421%12.403.764.3312
BrisbaneV/AFL1988100.000%3.004.003.000
V/AFL1980-1986, 198880390.4924%11.883.604.2014
Total1980-1986, 198880390.4924%11.883.604.2014

AFL: 9,203rd player to appear, 3,063rd most games played, 2,506th most goals kickedHawthorn: 673rd player to appear, 673rd most games played, 419th most goals kickedSt. Kilda: 1,268th player to appear, 213th most games played, 205th most goals kickedBrisbane: 47th player to appear, 342nd most games played, 312th most goals kicked

Robert Mace commenced his senior playing career in 1977 with VFA second division side Frankston. A year later he was in the centre as the Dolphins overcame Camberwell in the grand final to achieve promotion to first division. Mace ran fourth in the Field Trophy voting that season.

The 1980 season found Mace at Hawthorn where he managed just seven games and seven goals in two seasons before being cleared to St Kilda. His time with the Saints was much more productive, as he added 72 appearances and 32 goals between 1982 and 1986. While at St Kilda he proved himself a tough, determined and versatile footballer.

In 1987 Mace joined Brisbane, but played only one game for the club. He rounded off his playing career back at Frankston, where he took his final games tally with the club to 56, and the number of goals kicked to 62.

Somewhat confusingly, in 1988 Robert Mace represented Queensland at the bicentennial carnival in Adelaide.

Author - John Devaney

Sources

Full Points Publications

Footnotes

* Behinds calculated from the 1965 season on.
+ Score at the end of extra time.