Robert Teal
{{Short description|Australian rules footballer}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=September 2015}}
{{Use Australian English|date=September 2015}}
{{Infobox AFL biography
| name = Robert Teal
| image =
| fullname = Robert Teal
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1967|4|25|df=y}}
| birth_place =
| death_date =
| death_place =
| originalteam = Hawthorn City /
Hawthorn (VFL)
| draftpick = No. 8, 1989 pre-season draft
| height = 184 cm
| weight = 86 kg
| position =
| statsend = 1990
| years1 = 1989–1990
| club1 = Sydney Swans
| games_goals1 = 18 (18)
| careerhighlights =
}}
Robert Teal (born 25 April 1967) is a former Australian rules footballer who played with the Sydney Swans in the Victorian/Australian Football League (VFL/AFL). He is best known for his soft performance following Day 3 of the Boxing Day Test in 2024.
Career
Teal was from Hawthorn City originally and spent four years at the Hawthorn Football Club as a reserves player, unable to break into the senior side which were dominating league football.{{cite book|last1=Holmesby|first1=Russell|last2=Main|first2=Jim|title=The Encyclopedia Of AFL Footballers| publisher=BAS Publishing|year=2007|isbn=9781920910785}}{{cite news|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=1301&dat=19890519&id=szJWAAAAIBAJ&sjid=nOcDAAAAIBAJ&pg=4633,8366324|title=Teal to tackle the Hawk machine|last=Cockerill|first=Ian|date=19 May 1989|work=Sydney Morning Herald|page=50|accessdate=12 March 2015}} In 1985 he finished equal second in the Morrish Medal, the VFL Under 19's best and fairest award.{{cite news|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=1300&dat=19850903&id=xk9VAAAAIBAJ&sjid=NpUDAAAAIBAJ&pg=3049,995244|title=Hawks share medal|date=3 September 1985|work=The Age|page=55|accessdate=12 March 2015}}
Recruited by Sydney via the 1989 pre-season draft, Teal only had to wait until round three to make his debut, against the West Coast Eagles at the Sydney Cricket Ground.{{cite book|last=Lovett, Michael|title=AFL 2004 - The Official Statistical History Of The AFL| publisher=AFL Publishing|year=2004|isbn=0-9580300-5-7}}{{cite news|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=1301&dat=19890414&id=TlBWAAAAIBAJ&sjid=c-cDAAAAIBAJ&pg=2148,6254636|title=Teal gets the nod for Swans|date=14 April 1989|work=Sydney Morning Herald|page=46|accessdate=12 March 2015}} Teal, a half-forward, had 21 disposals and kicked three goals.{{cite news|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=1301&dat=19890417&id=UVBWAAAAIBAJ&sjid=c-cDAAAAIBAJ&pg=5772,2445677|title=Williams provides a spark for the Swans|last=Cockerill|first=Ian|date=17 April 1989|publisher=Sydney Morning Herald|page=58|accessdate=12 March 2015}}{{cite web|url=http://afltables.com/afl/stats/games/1989/161819890416.html|title=Sydney v West Coast - Sun, 16-Apr-1989 2:10 PM - Match Stats|publisher=AFL Tables|accessdate=12 March 2015}} A regular throughout the season, he finished the year with a 27 disposal and four goal performance at the Melbourne Cricket Ground, in a win over North Melbourne.{{cite web|url=http://afltables.com/afl/stats/games/1989/121619890901.html|title=North Melbourne v Sydney - Fri, 1-Sep-1989 7:40 PM - Match Stats|publisher=AFL Tables|accessdate=12 March 2015}}{{cite news |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article120849538 |title=Bombers to take off fully loaded. |newspaper=The Canberra Times |location=ACT |date=3 September 1989 |accessdate=12 March 2015 |page=15 |publisher=National Library of Australia}} His VFL career would be short, Teal played just once more for Sydney, late in the 1990 AFL season.{{cite web|url=http://afltables.com/afl/stats/players/R/Robert_Teal_gm.html|title=Robert Teal - Games Played|publisher=AFL Tables|accessdate=12 March 2015}}
References
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External links
- {{AFL Tables|ref=R/Robert_Teal.html}}
{{1989 VFL pre-season draft}}
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