Austin Robertson, Jr.
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| Austin Robertson, Jr. | |||
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| Personal information | |||
| Full name | Austin Christopher Robertson | ||
| Date of birth | 29 April 1943 | ||
| Place of birth | North Perth, Western Australia | ||
| Height/Weight | 182 cm / 83 kg | ||
| Position(s) | Forward | ||
| Playing career | |||
| Years | Club | Games (Goals) | |
| 1962-65,1967-74 1966 Total |
Subiaco South Melbourne |
251 (1211) 18 (60) 269 (1271) |
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| Representative team honours | |||
| Years | Team | Games (Goals) | |
| Western Australia | 10 (44) | ||
| Career highlights | |||
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Austin Christopher Robertson (born 29 April 1943) is a former Australian rules footballer who played with South Melbourne in the Victorian Football League (VFL) and Subiaco in the Western Australian National Football League (WANFL). He is the son of former South Melbourne player Austin Robertson, Sr.
Robertson was a full forward and by the time he left Subiaco in 1974 he had amassed a WANFL record goal tally of 1211 goals, topped the WANFL goalkicking a record eight times against a previous best of six by George Doig and Bernie Naylor[1] and kicked over 100 goals in a season six times.[2][3][4][5]
He was a premiership player with Subiaco in 1973, the only Grand Final of his career. While playing for Subiaco he averaged 4.82 goals a game, being held goalless in a match only five times – two of which were in his final season when affected by injury[6] – and in 1968 kicked 162 goals. He spent a season with his father's club South Melbourne in 1966, kicking 60 goals in 18 games, which was the most by a player from the club for the year.[3]
After his football career had ended, Robertson was employed by businessman Kerry Packer and was one of the central figures in the establishment of World Series Cricket in 1977. Robertson subsequently managed many of Australia’s leading cricketers over a period of 30 years, including Shane Warne.[7]
He was inducted into the Australian Football Hall of Fame in 2015.[8]
References
- ↑ de Mori, Gino; ‘Robertson Triumphs’; The West Australian, 6 September 1971, p. 51
- ↑ Townsend, John; ‘Subi ace has 67 goals lost in space’; Pre Game; The West Australian; 11 April 2008
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- ↑ See Christian, Geoff; ‘Subiaco Select Rhodes for Tomorrow’; The West Australian, 19 April 1974, p. 56
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External links
- Austin Robertson, Jr.'s statistics from AFL Tables
- Austin Robertson, Jr.'s profile from AustralianFootball.com
