Robert Flower

Robert Flower
Robert Flower
Personal information
Full name	Robert Alan Flower
Nickname(s)	Tulip
Date of birth	5 August 1955
Place of birth	Melbourne
Date of death	2 October 2014 (aged 59)
Original team(s)	Murrumbeena
Playing career1
Years	Club
1973–1987	Melbourne
	1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1987.
Career highlights
	Club Keith 'Bluey' Truscott Medallist: 1977; 2× Melbourne leading Goalkicker: 1979, 1983; Harold Ball Memorial Trophy: 1973; Melbourne captain: 1981–1987; Melbourne Team of the Century – Wing; Melbourne Hall of Fame; Overall Australian Football Hall of Fame; 2× All-Australian: 1980, 1983;
	Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com

Robert Alan Flower (5 August 1955 – 2 October 2014) was an Australian rules footballer with Melbourne Football Club. His first game was against Geelong in 1973 and he captained the team from 1981 until his final game in 1987. He held the record for the number of games for his club, 272, until overtaken by David Neitz in 2006.