Bob Hempel

Bob Hempel
Personal information
Full name Robert William Hempel
Born (1936-11-09) 9 November 1936 (age 90)
Original team Yarraville
Height 180 cm (5 ft 11 in)
Weight 70 kg (154 lb)
Playing career1
Years Club Games (Goals)
1955-57 Yarraville (VFA) 10 (14)
1957 Footscray 2 (2)
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1957.
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com

Robert William Hempel (born 9 November 1936) is a former Australian rules footballer who played with Footscray in the Victorian Football League (VFL).

After leaving Footscray, he played country football with Benalla, Euroa and Wangaratta Rovers, being selected in the Ovens & Murray League representative teams on several occasions.

In 2022 Hempel was arrested on 14 child sexual abuse charges. He pleaded guilty to seven charges of child abuse of a boy under 16. On 3 June 2026 Hempel was sentenced to 3 years imprisonment to serve 6 months in custody with the remaining 2 years 6 months suspended.

Notes

  1. ↑ Holmesby, Russell; Main, Jim (2014). The Encyclopedia of AFL Footballers: every AFL/VFL player since 1897 (10th ed.). Seaford, Victoria: BAS Publishing. p. 386. ISBN 978-1-921496-32-5.
  2. ↑ "Give the Hemps a go..." KB Hill.
  3. ↑ "Elderly former local businessman facing jail over child abuse". www.wangarattachronicle.com.au. Retrieved 6 June 2026.
  4. ↑ "The shame is yours: man jailed for historic sexual abuse". www.wangarattachronicle.com.au. Retrieved 6 June 2026.