Austin Robertson
| Personal information |
| Birth |
29 April 1943 |
| Height and weight |
182 cm / 83 kg |
| Playing career¹ |
| Team(s) |
South Melbourne (1966)
Subiaco (1962-74)
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| ¹ Statistics to end of 1974 season |
Austin Christian Robertson (born 29 April 1943) was an Australian rules footballer who played with South Melbourne in the VFL and Subiaco in the WANFL. He is the son of former South Melbourne player Austin Robertson, Sr.
Robertson was a full forward and by the time he left Subiaco in 1974 he had amassed a WANFL record goal tally of 1211 goals, topped the season ending goalkicking tables eight times and kicked over 100 goals in a season six times.[1][3][4] He was a premiership player with Subiaco in 1973, the only Grand Final of his career. While playing for Subiaco he averaged 4.82 goals a game and in 1968 kicked 162 goals. He spent a season in the VFL with South Melbourne in 1966, kicking 60 goals in 18 games which was the most by a player from the club for the year.
After his playing career had ended, Robertson was employed by businessman Kerry Packer and was one of the central figures in the establishment of World Series Cricket in 1977.
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The leading goalkicker in the West Australian Football League after the home-and-away season is awarded the Bernie Naylor Medal
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Robertson, Austin |
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| Short description |
Australian rules footballer |
| Date of birth |
29 April 1943 |
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