Robert Reginald Oatey OAM was an Australian rules footballer who played with Norwood and Sturt in the South Australian National Football League.
13 Facts About Robert Oatey
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Robert Oatey was a member of the South Australian Football Hall of Fame.
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In 1960 Robert Oatey was invited to join the Norwood thirds for 4 games as a Reserve after playing for his school.
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Robert Oatey then played in the SANFL second semi and Grand Final which Norwood won by defeating North Adelaide FC 13 goals to one with Robert winning the prize of $10 as best player on the ground.
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Robert Oatey was amongst Norwood's best players in the loss to West Adelaide in the 1961 SANFL Grand Final.
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Robert Oatey won Norwood's best and fairest award for the first time in 1967 and was the club's leading goalkicker.
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Robert Oatey was runner up to Barrie Robran in the 1968 Magarey Medal count, in his first year as coach, a season when Norwood finished last on the ladder.
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Robert Oatey won another club best and fairest that year, then again in 1971 and 1972.
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Under Robert Oatey, Norwood improved to fifth in 1970 and were fourth in both 1972 and 1973, but he would be replaced as coach by former North Adelaide player Bob Hammond in 1974.
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From 1974 to 1978, Robert Oatey played for Sturt, which were coached by his father.
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Robert Oatey was a Sturt premiership player in 1974, when the club defeated Glenelg in the grand final.
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In 2000, Robert Oatey was named as a forward pocket in Norwood's Team of the Century.
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Robert Oatey was an inaugural inductee into the South Australian Football Hall of Fame in 2002.