Colin Robertson (footballer)
Colin Robertson | |||
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Personal information | |||
Date of birth | 19 June 1957 | ||
Original team(s) | Wynyard (NWFU) | ||
Height | 182 cm (72 in) | ||
Weight | 81 kg (179 lb) | ||
Playing career1 | |||
Years | Club | Games (Goals) | |
1980–1986 | Hawthorn | 116 (62) | |
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1986. | |||
Career highlights | |||
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Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com |
Colin Robertson (born 19 June 1957) is a former Australian rules footballer who represented Hawthorn in the Victorian Football League (VFL) during the 1980s.
A hard running player, Robertson was a versatile footballer who could play across half back, on wing or on the ball. Robertson spent six seasons with Tasmanian club
1983 VFL Grand Final he became the first Tasmanian to win the Norm Smith Medal after a superb tagging job on Essendon's dangerous rover Tim Watson
.
In 1987 Robertson returned to Tasmania to captain the
Tasmanian State League
for three seasons. In the last season he was Captain-Coach. He was non-playing coach of Wynyard in 1991 and 1992.
In June 2011 Robertson was upgraded to Legend status in the Tasmanian Football Hall of Fame.[1]
Statistics
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Played in that season's premiership team |
Season | Team | No. | Games | Totals | Averages (per game) | Votes | ||||||||||||
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G | B | K | H | D | M | T | G | B | K | H | D | M | T | |||||
1980 | Hawthorn | 32 | 11 | 3 | 6 | 94 | 50 | 144 | 20 | — | 0.3 | 0.5 | 8.5 | 4.5 | 13.1 | 1.8 | — | 3 |
1981 | Hawthorn | 32 | 18 | 17 | 12 | 218 | 111 | 329 | 54 | — | 0.9 | 0.7 | 12.1 | 6.2 | 18.3 | 3.0 | — | 7 |
1982 | Hawthorn | 32 | 19 | 13 | 14 | 199 | 150 | 349 | 70 | — | 0.7 | 0.7 | 10.5 | 7.9 | 18.4 | 3.7 | — | 5 |
1983# | Hawthorn | 32 | 17 | 3 | 6 | 182 | 142 | 324 | 50 | — | 0.2 | 0.4 | 10.7 | 8.4 | 19.1 | 2.9 | — | 2 |
1984 | Hawthorn | 32 | 23 | 14 | 14 | 258 | 188 | 446 | 68 | — | 0.6 | 0.6 | 11.2 | 8.2 | 19.4 | 3.0 | — | 0 |
1985 | Hawthorn | 32 | 14 | 6 | 3 | 127 | 104 | 231 | 33 | — | 0.4 | 0.2 | 9.1 | 7.4 | 16.5 | 2.4 | — | 2 |
1986 | Hawthorn | 32 | 14 | 6 | 2 | 111 | 117 | 228 | 30 | — | 0.4 | 0.1 | 7.9 | 8.4 | 16.3 | 2.1 | — | 6 |
Career | 116 | 62 | 57 | 1189 | 862 | 2051 | 325 | — | 0.5 | 0.5 | 10.3 | 7.4 | 17.7 | 2.8 | — | 25 |
Honours and achievements
Team
- 1983
- McClelland Trophy (Hawthorn): 1986
Individual
- 1983
- Tasmanian Football Hall of Fame: 2005 Inductee
- Tasmanian Football Hall of Fame – Legend Status: 2011
References
- ^ a b Smith, Adam (22 June 2012). "Legend status for Hawk". The Mercury.
- ^ "Colin Robertson". AFL Tables. Retrieved 16 October 2021.
External links
- Colin Robertson's playing statistics from AFL Tables