William Arthur Robbins (4 February 1920 – 8 November 2010) was an Australian rules footballer who played for the Collingwood Football Club in the Victorian Football League (VFL).[1]

Arthur Robbins
Robbins in 1944
Personal information
Full name William Arthur Robbins
Date of birth (1920-02-04)4 February 1920
Place of birth Morwell, Victoria
Date of death 8 November 2010(2010-11-08) (aged 90)
Place of death Moe, Victoria
Original team(s) Navy / Boolarra
Height 188 cm (6 ft 2 in)
Weight 84 kg (185 lb)
Playing career1
Years Club Games (Goals)
1944 Collingwood 2 (0)
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1944.
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com

Robbins enlisted in the Australian Army in July 1940 and served for the remainder of World War II.[2] Part of his service was in the 1st Naval Bombardment Group on HMAS Shropshire and while serving he played two games for Collingwood in the 1944 VFL season.[3]

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  1. ^ Holmesby, Russell; Main, Jim (2014). The Encyclopedia of AFL Footballers: every AFL/VFL player since 1897 (10th ed.). Seaford, Victoria: BAS Publishing. p. 754. ISBN 978-1-921496-32-5.
  2. ^ "World War II Roll: ROBBINS, William Arthur". Department of Veterans Affairs.
  3. ^ Cullen, Barbara (2015). Harder than football: league players at war. Richmond, Victoria: Slattery Media Group. p. 440. ISBN 978-0-992379-14-8.
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