Robbie Fox
Australian rules footballer
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Robbie Fox (born 16 April 1993) is an Australian rules footballer who plays for the Tasmania Football Club in the Victorian Football League (VFL). He previously played professionally for the Sydney Swans in the Australian Football League (AFL).
| Robbie Fox | |||
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Fox playing for Sydney in March 2017 | |||
| Personal information | |||
| Full name | Robert Fox | ||
| Nickname | Foxinator | ||
| Born | 16 April 1993 | ||
| Original team | Coburg (VFL) | ||
| Draft | No. 34, 2017 rookie draft | ||
| Debut | Round 2, 2017, Sydney vs. Western Bulldogs, at Etihad Stadium | ||
| Height | 185 cm (6 ft 1 in) | ||
| Weight | 84 kg (185 lb) | ||
| Position | Defender | ||
| Club information | |||
| Current club | Tasmania | ||
| Playing career | |||
| Years | Club | Games (Goals) | |
| 2017–2025 | Sydney | 105 (15) | |
| Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com | |||
Early career
Originally from Burnie, Tasmania, Fox concentrated on basketball as a junior making the state's U16 and U20 teams. He was still playing football on Saturday afternoon with the Burnie Dockers.[1] He chose to pursue football seriously, relocating to Victoria to join the Victorian Football League club Coburg Lions. He spent two years building his fitness, and it paid dividends for the mature-age prospect. He was drafted by Sydney with their second selection and thirty-fourth overall in the 2017 rookie draft.[2]
AFL career
Sydney (2017–2025)
He made his debut in the 23 point loss to the Western Bulldogs at Etihad Stadium in round 2, 2017.[1]
Fox is capable of playing as a defender or shifting forward to kick a goal. He is one of the best endurance runners at the club and can take a strong contested grab. He played 11 senior matches in 2019. The versatile Fox was delisted after playing 14 games in the 2020 season, but has since been pre-listed by the Sydney Swans as a category A rookie for the 2021 AFL season. He achieved career highs in the 2022 Sydney season, particularly with his exceptional disposal. His 2022 is largely considered his best by some amount with his ability to play small, tall or rebound the ball in defence.[3][4]
Fox played in both the 2022 and 2024 Swans' Grand Final appearances.[5]
At the end of the 2025 season, Fox was delisted. He played a total of 105 career games for the Swans.[6]
Tasmania (2026–)
Fox was announced to have signed for the Tasmania Devils on the 3rd of October 2025 ahead of their inaugural VFL season.[7] This made him the second player to sign for Tasmania after Jye Menzie. In February of 2026 it was announced that Fox would be captain of the Devils in their debut VFL season.[8][9]
Statistics
G |
Goals | K |
Kicks | D |
Disposals | T |
Tackles |
B |
Behinds | H |
Handballs | M |
Marks |
| Season | Team | No. | Games | Totals | Averages (per game) | Votes | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| G | B | K | H | D | M | T | G | B | K | H | D | M | T | |||||
| 2017 | Sydney | 42 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 14 | 25 | 39 | 1 | 15 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 4.7 | 8.3 | 13.0 | 0.3 | 5.0 | 0 |
| 2018 | Sydney | 42 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 54 | 52 | 106 | 25 | 27 | 0.4 | 0.2 | 5.4 | 5.2 | 10.6 | 2.5 | 2.7 | 0 |
| 2019 | Sydney | 42 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 65 | 63 | 128 | 25 | 47 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 5.9 | 5.7 | 11.6 | 2.3 | 4.3 | 0 |
| 2020[a] | Sydney | 42 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 86 | 58 | 144 | 30 | 37 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 6.1 | 4.1 | 10.3 | 2.1 | 2.6 | 0 |
| 2021 | Sydney | 42 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 95 | 87 | 182 | 40 | 28 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 6.3 | 5.8 | 12.1 | 2.7 | 1.9 | 0 |
| 2022 | Sydney | 42 | 14 | 0 | 1 | 155 | 86 | 241 | 75 | 29 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 11.1 | 6.1 | 17.2 | 5.4 | 2.1 | 0 |
| 2023 | Sydney | 42 | 20 | 2 | 3 | 152 | 151 | 303 | 61 | 39 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 7.6 | 7.6 | 15.2 | 3.1 | 2.0 | 0 |
| 2024 | Sydney | 42 | 18 | 5 | 2 | 116 | 87 | 203 | 65 | 40 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 6.4 | 4.8 | 11.3 | 3.6 | 2.2 | 0 |
| 2025 | Sydney | 42 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Career[10] | 105 | 15 | 9 | 737 | 609 | 1346 | 322 | 262 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 7.0 | 5.8 | 12.8 | 3.1 | 2.5 | 0 | ||
Notes
- The 2020 season was played with 17 home-and-away matches per team (down from 22) and 16-minute quarters with time on (down from 20-minute quarters with time on) due to the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic.
