Robert 'Bob' Snell (born 15 February 1903 in Collie, Western Australia
â€" died April 1983 in Adelaide, South Australia) was an Australian
rules footballer who played for East Perth in the West Australian
Football League (WAFL), West Adelaide in the South Australian National
Football League (SANFL) and New Town in the Tasmanian National
Football League (TANFL) between 1923 and 1933.Snell started his career
in 1923 with East Perth and the following season finished second in
the Sandover Medal. He sought a clearance to join West Adelaide for
the 1925 season but after East Perth refused he had to wait until
1927, playing amateur and junior competitions in the meantime.A
centreman, Snell was a member of a West Adelaide premiership side in
his debut SANFL season in 1927. In 1929 he won the Magarey Medal,
being the last medallist known to the man who donated the award,
William Ashley Magarey, as Magarey passed shortly after the 1929 SANFL
season.
â€" died April 1983 in Adelaide, South Australia) was an Australian
rules footballer who played for East Perth in the West Australian
Football League (WAFL), West Adelaide in the South Australian National
Football League (SANFL) and New Town in the Tasmanian National
Football League (TANFL) between 1923 and 1933.Snell started his career
in 1923 with East Perth and the following season finished second in
the Sandover Medal. He sought a clearance to join West Adelaide for
the 1925 season but after East Perth refused he had to wait until
1927, playing amateur and junior competitions in the meantime.A
centreman, Snell was a member of a West Adelaide premiership side in
his debut SANFL season in 1927. In 1929 he won the Magarey Medal,
being the last medallist known to the man who donated the award,
William Ashley Magarey, as Magarey passed shortly after the 1929 SANFL
season.
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