Pratt's son Bob Pratt, Jr. was born on 24 March 1936, and Pratt suddenly found himself unemployed when the newspaper he worked for, The Star, unexpectedly folded.

Annoyed at what he considered unfair treatment by club management towards him compared to interstate recruits, Pratt first sought to leave South Melbourne for another club in June 1936, stating that he was unemployed and believed another club could find him employment.
Pratt relented when local politician Robert Williams MLC found him a job in a brewery.

Perhaps driven by his financial circumstances, Pratt was the only South Melbourne player to play in every senior game in 1936.
The South Melbourne players, including Pratt, had suffered a large number of injuries over the season, and the (astounding in 1936) number of 39 different men played at least one senior game that season: and, "of [that 39] Bob Pratt is the only one who has played in every engagement, and on occasions he has had to nurse injuries certain to have kept most other players out of the game".

In the first round match against Melbourne, Pratt was well held by his opponent, Harry Long, who was the best Melbourne player on the day.
Pratt kicked 5 goals and 5 behinds for the match; his first goal for the day came from an "amazing mark" which he took "almost on the goal line" ("[Pratt] went from behind the pack with a tremendous leap and took the ball in his finger-tips to score an easy goal").
That first goal of the 1936 season brought his VFL career total to 500 goals (in 106 matches).
Pratt's son Bob Pratt, Jr. was born on 24 March 1936, and Pratt suddenly found himself unemployed when the newspaper he worked for, The Star, unexpectedly folded.
Annoyed at what he considered unfair treatment by club management towards him compared to interstate recruits, Pratt first sought to leave South Melbourne for another club in June 1936, stating that he was unemployed and believed another club could find him employment. Pratt relented when local politician Robert Williams MLC found him a job in a brewery.
Perhaps driven by his financial circumstances, Pratt was the only South Melbourne player to play in every senior game in 1936. The South Melbourne players, including Pratt, had suffered a large number of injuries over the season, and the (astounding in 1936) number of 39 different men played at least one senior game that season: and, "of [that 39] Bob Pratt is the only one who has played in every engagement, and on occasions he has had to nurse injuries certain to have kept most other players out of the game".
In the first round match against Melbourne, Pratt was well held by his opponent, Harry Long, who was the best Melbourne player on the day. Pratt kicked 5 goals and 5 behinds for the match; his first goal for the day came from an "amazing mark" which he took "almost on the goal line" ("[Pratt] went from behind the pack with a tremendous leap and took the ball in his finger-tips to score an easy goal"). That first goal of the 1936 season brought his VFL career total to 500 goals (in 106 matches).
Bob Pratt