John Robertson (Australian footballer, born 1940)

John Warden Arthur Robertson (15 February 1940 – 24 February 2001) was an Australian rules footballer who played with Hawthorn and Richmond in the Victorian Football League (VFL).[1]

John Robertson
Personal information
Full name John Warden Arthur Robertson
Date of birth (1940-02-15)15 February 1940
Date of death 24 February 2001(2001-02-24) (aged 61)
Original team(s) Carey Grammar
Height 183 cm (6 ft 0 in)
Weight 83 kg (183 lb)
Position(s) Defence
Playing career1
Years Club Games (Goals)
1959–60 Hawthorn 10 (3)
1961–65 Richmond 43 (1)
Total 53 (4)
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1965.
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com

Robertson retired at the age of 25 to concentrate on his business career and subsequently served as a director of the Richmond Football Club.[2]

Notes edit

  1. ^ Holmesby, Russell; Main, Jim (2014). The Encyclopedia of AFL Footballers: every AFL/VFL player since 1897 (10th ed.). Seaford, Victoria: BAS Publishing. p. 758. ISBN 978-1-921496-32-5.
  2. ^ "John Robertson". Tigerland Archive.

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