Colin Robertson (footballer)

Colin Robertson
Personal information
Date of birth (1957-06-19) 19 June 1957 (age 67)
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
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 Wynyard, playing in premierships with the club in 1975 and 1979 before joining Hawthorn the following season.[1] Robertson became a key part of the club's dominance during the early 1980s. In the 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 Burnie Hawks in 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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[2]
Legend
  G  
 Goals
  K  
 Kicks
  D  
 Disposals 
  T  
 Tackles
  B  
 Behinds 
  H  
 Handballs 
  M  
 Marks
  #  
 Played in that season's 
premiership team
Season Team No. Games Totals Averages (per game) Votes
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

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Team

Individual

References

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  1. ^ a b Smith, Adam (22 June 2012). "Legend status for Hawk". The Mercury.
  2. ^ "Colin Robertson". AFL Tables. Retrieved 16 October 2021.
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