Bob Shearman
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Bob Shearman was a former Australian rules football
er in the Victorian Football League
and South Australian National Football League
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Bob Shearman was a defender in the losing Essendon
teams against Melbourne
in the 1957 and 1959 Grand Finals
.
In 1961 Shearman moved to South Australia and joined West Torrens. He represented South Australia at the 1961 carnival, winning All Australian selection and captained West Torrens in 1963 and 1964. In 1965 he stood out of football for the season awaiting a clearance to Sturt. Joining Sturt in 1966, he was a key part of that club's "Golden Era", playing in consecutive premierships from 1966–1970. Shearman was subsequently named a member of Sturt's "Team of the century".
Shearman was a prodigious kicker of the ball and twice won the Craven Filter national champion kick of Australia.
Since 2000, Sturt and Woodville West Torrens have competed for the RO Shearman Testimonial Trophy.
Australian rules football
Australian rules football, officially known as Australian football, also called football, Aussie rules or footy is a sport played between two teams of 22 players on either...
er in the Victorian Football League
Australian Football League
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and South Australian National Football League
South Australian National Football League
The South Australian National Football League is an Australian rules football league based in the Australian state of South Australia. It is also the governing body for the sport of Australian rules football in South Australia....
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Bob Shearman was a defender in the losing Essendon
Essendon Football Club
The Essendon Football Club, nicknamed The Bombers, is an Australian rules football club which plays in the Australian Football League...
teams against Melbourne
Melbourne Football Club
The Melbourne Football Club, nicknamed The Demons, is an Australian rules football club playing in the Australian Football League , based in Melbourne, Victoria....
in the 1957 and 1959 Grand Finals
AFL Grand Final
The AFL Grand Final is an annual Australian rules football match, traditionally held on the final Saturday in September at the Melbourne Cricket Ground in Melbourne, Australia to determine the Australian Football League premiership champions for that year...
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In 1961 Shearman moved to South Australia and joined West Torrens. He represented South Australia at the 1961 carnival, winning All Australian selection and captained West Torrens in 1963 and 1964. In 1965 he stood out of football for the season awaiting a clearance to Sturt. Joining Sturt in 1966, he was a key part of that club's "Golden Era", playing in consecutive premierships from 1966–1970. Shearman was subsequently named a member of Sturt's "Team of the century".
Shearman was a prodigious kicker of the ball and twice won the Craven Filter national champion kick of Australia.
Since 2000, Sturt and Woodville West Torrens have competed for the RO Shearman Testimonial Trophy.