Graham Robbins
Australian rules footballer
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Graham Martin Robbins (born 6 May 1949) is a former Australian rules footballer who played with Richmond in the Victorian Football League (VFL).
| Graham Robbins | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal information | |||
| Full name | Graham Martin Robbins | ||
| Born | 6 May 1949 | ||
| Original team | Catani | ||
| Height | 180 cm (5 ft 11 in) | ||
| Weight | 76 kg (168 lb) | ||
| Playing career1 | |||
| Years | Club | Games (Goals) | |
| 1969–1971 | Richmond | 13 (9) | |
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1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1971. | |||
| Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com | |||
Robbins, who came from Catani, played at Richmond for three seasons, including their premiership year in 1969.[1][2] A rover, Robbins only made three appearances that season, from rounds 12 to 14, but played nine senior games in 1970.[2]
He joined Victorian Football Association (VFA) club Oakleigh early in the 1971 season, after making one further appearance for Richmond.[2][3] A member of Oakleigh's 1972 VFA premiership winning team, Robbins later played in South Australia, with the South Adelaide Football Club.[4][5] He topped South Adelaide's goal-kicking in 1975 and was club captain in 1977.[6]
In the early 1980s, Robbins coached in the Latrobe Valley Football League. He steered Sale to a grand final in 1981, which they lost to Bairnsdale, then in 1983 and 1984 was playing coach of Maffra.[7][8][9] His second stint coaching Maffra, from 2009 to 2011, brought two premierships (2009 & 2010).[9][10]
His son, Ben Robbins, played 92 AFL games, for the Brisbane Bears, Brisbane Lions and Kangaroos.[5]