Michael Robertson (rugby league)
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Full name | Michael Robertson | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | Wellington, New South Wales, Australia | 14 April 1983||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Height | 178 cm (5 ft 10 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 88 kg (13 st 12 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Position | Wing, Fullback | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Michael Robertson (born 14 April 1983) is a former
Background
Robertson was born in Wellington, New South Wales, Australia.
Playing career
Robertson played junior football with Valley Dragons in the ACT, and was graded to the Canberra Raiders, making his first-grade début in 2001 against the North Queensland Cowboys.[4]
After signing to play for the
He scored three tries in the Manly club's record breaking 40-0
Normally a left side winger, suspension and injuries to
After débuting for the Manly club in round 2, 2006 Robertson played in 139 consecutive club games until suffering a knee injury in a two try performance against the Gold Coast Titans in round 10 of the 2011 season. The injury was expected to keep Robertson out only for a single game, but he ended up missing three games. He returned to the club in Manly's 22–18 win over Parramatta at Brookvale Oval[7]
Towards the end of the 2011 NRL home and away season, Robertson announced that he would be leaving Manly after six years with the club. Robertson would fulfill a long-held ambition to play in England when he would join the Super League club the London Broncos in 2012. Until then Robertson had vowed he would take his place on the wing with Manly in a bid to win his second NRL premiership with Manly-Warringah,[8] which they achieved by taking out the 2011 NRL Grand Final over the New Zealand Warriors 24–10.
Robertson's last play for Manly-Warringah was a goal kick after the final siren of the 2011 Grand Final converting captain Jamie Lyon's try giving the departing winger a perfect 2/2 goal kicking record in the NRL (having also kicked a goal in Manly's 42–8 win over North Queensland 3 weeks earlier in the Qualifying Final) to go along with his 83 tries from 209 first grade appearances for Canberra and Manly.
Super League
Robertson made his first appearance on the wing for the London Broncos on 14 February 2012. He scored a try on début in a 24–34 loss to St. Helens at the Stoop Stadium in London. Robertson signed a 2-year deal midway through the 2012 season. In total, Robertson made 41 appearances for London scoring 18 tries.[9]
Representative career
Due to his Scottish heritage, Robertson made himself available for
Robertson's good form to start the
References
- ^ "Players". Love Rugby League.
- ^ "Michael Robertson - Career Stats & Summary - Rugby League Project". www.rugbyleagueproject.org.
- ^ "Page Not Found - Herald Sun".
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: Cite uses generic title (help) - ^ Barry Hildebrandt (28 September 2008). "Big day for Robertson". Wellington Times. Archived from the original on 11 October 2008. Retrieved 29 September 2008.
- ^ "Factfile on 2007 grand final". The Daily Telegraph. 29 September 2008.
- ^ "Grand final: As it happened". Fox Sports. 5 October 2008. Archived from the original on 4 December 2012. Retrieved 5 October 2008.
- ^ "Injury ends Robbo's streak, Stewart back - NRL.com". www.nrl.com. Archived from the original on 3 October 2012.
- ^ Michael Robertson to join Harlequins in 2012 Archived 2 April 2012 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "Michael Robertson". BBC Sport. Retrieved 26 June 2012.
- ^ "Robertson ready for Scotland". Sportinglife. 30 May 2008. Archived from the original on 5 June 2011. Retrieved 30 May 2008.
- ^ "Robertson set for kilt call-up". Fox Sports. 30 May 2008. Archived from the original on 6 December 2012. Retrieved 30 May 2008.
- ^ "Aussie stars join Scotland". Sky Sports. 30 May 2008. Retrieved 30 May 2008.
- ^ "Logan back in Scotland cup squad". BBC. 8 October 2008. Retrieved 9 October 2008.
External links
- (archived by web.archive.org) Manly Sea Eagles profile
- (archived by web.archive.org) NRL profile