- Matthew Robbins (footballer)
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Matthew Robbins Personal information Birth 8 May 1977 Recruited from Ormond / Central U18 Height and weight 178 cm / 87 kg Playing career¹ Debut Round 17, 27 July 1996, Geelong v.
St Kilda, at Waverley ParkTeam(s) Geelong (1996–1997)
7 games, 0 goals
Western Bulldogs (1998–2007)
139 games, 135 goals
¹ Statistics to end of 2007 season Career highlights Matthew Robbins (born 8 May 1977) is a former Australian rules footballer who played with both Geelong and the Western Bulldogs in the AFL.
Recruited to the Geelong Football Club with pick 36 in the 1994 AFL Draft, Robbins played only 7 games in his 3 seasons at the Cats, being traded to the Western Bulldogs for the 1998 season.
He became a solid small forward option for the Bulldogs, and in 2005 took a one handed mark against the Brisbane Lions in Round 18 which was one of the spectacular highlights of his season. Robbins finished with 31 goals from 16 games in 2005.
Robbins kicked 45 goals in 2006 as a small forward, and in 2007 fell out of favour with the coaching staff and managed only a handful of senior games. By falling out of form and out of favour with the coaching staff Robbins was compelled to announce his retirement following the end of the 2007 season.[1] He kicked three goals in his last game against the Kangaroos, in which was also Luke Darcy's last game. At the conclusion of the match, both Robbins and Darcy were chaired from the ground and given a guard of honour from both teams.
Robbins attended Salesian College.
Robbins has expressed his wish to continue playing football in 2008, quoting that he would like to play in the VFL, or play amateur football with his brothers at Ormond.[2]
References
- ^ AAP (24 August 2007). "Matthew Robbins retirement". http://westernbulldogs.com.au/Season2007/News/NewsArticle/tabid/4112/Default.aspx?newsId=49672.
- ^ AAP (2 September 2007). "Darcy and Robbins see bright future for Dogs". http://westernbulldogs.com.au/Season2007/News/NewsArticle/tabid/4112/Default.aspx?newsId=50335.
External links
- Matthew Robbins (footballer)'s profile on the Official AFL Website of the Western Bulldogs Football Club
- Matthew Robbins (footballer)'s statistics from AFL Tables
1994 AFL Draft 1. Jeff White • 2. Anthony Rocca • 3. Shannon Grant • 4. Scott Lucas • 5. Joel Smith • 6. Robert McMahon • 7. Tony Brown • 8. Daniel Harford • 9. Ben Wilson • 10. Blake Caracella • 11. Damien Ryan • 12. Shane Sikora • 13. Chris Hemley • 14. Michael Martin • 15. Scott Camporeale • 16. Adem Yze • 17. Carl Steinfort • 18. Robert Di Rosa • 19. Ben Holland • 20. Stuart Mangin • 21. Matthew Nicks • 22. Winston Abraham • 23. John Rombotis • 24. Matthew Manfield • 25. Steven Sziller • 26. Tim Elliott • 27. Toby Kennett • 28. Shawn Lewfatt • 29. Jason Torney • 30. Chad Liddell • 31. Allen Nash • 32. Simon Cox • 33. Mark Cullen • 34. Michael Polley • 35. Marty Warry • 36. Matthew Robbins • 37. Ashley Blurton • 38. Matthew Collins • 39. Stephen Carter • 40. Michael O'Loughlin • 41. Adam White • 42. Douglas Headland • 43. Dean Matthews • 44. Jeremy Dyer • 45. Gary Moorcroft • 46. Justin Charles • 47. Robert Ahmat • 48. Austinn Jones • 49. Shaun Baxter • 50. Brett Higgins • 51. Clay Sampson • 52. Danny Stevens • 53. Mark Orchard • 54. Ian Downsborough • 55. Mark Belleville • 56. Ryan Smith • 57. Emil Parthenides • 58. Peter Bird • 59. Nathan Saunders • 60. Brad Scott • 61. Stephen Zavalas • 62. Justin Blumfield • 63. Ross Funcke • 64. Robert Powell • 65. Lee Fraser • 66. Scott Taylor • 67. Anthony Bourke • 68. Luke Norman • 69. Dean Helmers • 70. Adam Benjamin • 71. Jason Spinks • 72. Dean Grainger • 73. Sam McFarlane • 74. Troy Luff • 75. Gerard Jess • 76. Todd McHardy • 77. Ben Dixon • 78. Daryl Griffin • 79. Aaron Hamill • 80. Ben Atkins • 81. Tim Allen • 84. Doug Hawkins • 85. Michael Agnello • 86. Shaun Gordon • 87. Simon Arnott • 88. Nathon Irvin • 89. David Nicholson • 90. Matthew Joy • 93. Michael Murphy • 94. Jade Rawlings • 95. Kym EyersCategories:- Western Bulldogs players
- 1977 births
- Living people
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- Australian rules footballers from Victoria
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- Sandringham Dragons players
- Ormond Amateur Football Club players
- Australian rules biography, 1970s birth stubs
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