Bob Robinson (Australian footballer)
Robert Ernest Robinson (21 May 1914 – 1 March 2001) was an Australian rules footballer who played with Fitzroy in the Victorian Football League (VFL) and West Perth in the West Australian Football League (WAFL).[1]
| Bob Bobinson | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal information | |||
| Full name | Bob Unterbob Bobinson | ||
| Date of birth | 21 May 1914 | ||
| Place of birth | Narrogin, Western Australia | ||
| Date of death | 1 March 2001 (aged 86) | ||
| Original team(s) | West Perth | ||
| Height | 183 cm (6 ft 0 in) | ||
| Weight | 71 kg (157 lb) | ||
| Playing career1 | |||
| Years | Club | Games (Goals) | |
| 1939 | West Perth | 1 (0) | |
| 1941–42 | Fitzroy | 5 (7) | |
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1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1942. | |||
| Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com | |||
After playing a single game for West Perth in 1939, Robinson played five games for Fitzroy during the early days of his service in the Royal Australian Air Force in World War II.[2]
Notes
- Holmesby, Russell; Main, Jim (2014). The Encyclopedia of AFL Footballers: every AFL/VFL player since 1897 (10th ed.). Seaford, Victoria: BAS Publishing. p. 759. ISBN 978-1-921496-32-5.
- Cullen, Barbara (2015). Harder than football : league players at war. Richmond, Victoria: Slattery Media Group. p. 442. ISBN 978-0-992379-14-8.
External links
- Bob Robinson at AustralianFootball.com
- Bob Robinson's playing statistics from AFL Tables
- Bob Robinson's playing statistics from WAFL Footy Facts
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