Bob Furler was an Australian rules football

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 who played for Hawthorn

Hawthorn Football Club

The Hawthorn Football Club, nicknamed the Hawks, is a professional Australian rules football club in the Australian Football League . The club, founded in 1902, is the youngest of the Victorian-based teams in the AFL. The team play in Brown & Gold vertically striped guernseys...

 in the Victorian Football League

Australian Football League

The Australian Football League is both the governing body and the major professional competition in the sport of Australian rules football...

 (VFL).

Furler started his career in South Australia, playing first at North Adelaide and then with Whyalla. His next port of call was CANFL club Ainslie

Ainslie Football Club

Ainslie Football Club is a semi-professional Australian rules football club based in Canberra, in the Australian Capital Territory.The club, formed in 1927 and play now in the North East Australian Football League, won its first permiership in 1929....

 in Canberra. He represented the city at the 1947 Hobart Carnival

1947 Hobart Carnival

The 1947 Hobart Carnival was the tenth edition of the Australian National Football Carnival, an Australian rules football interstate competition.North Hobart Oval hosted the matches during the carnival, most of them under heavy rain...

, in section two, and shared the Tassie Medal

Tassie Medal

The Tassie Medal was awarded to the outstanding player at each Australian rules football Interstate Carnival or Australian interstate championship series held between 1937 and 1988 with the exception of the 1975 knock-out series....

 with Les McClements

Les McClements

Les McClements was an Australian rules footballer who played for Claremont in the West Australian National Football League and in Tasmania with Clarence....

. Following a stint at Hawthorn, Furler captain-coached Ainslie to the premiership in 1947.