Robert Ahmat

Robert AhMat
Robert AhMat
Personal information
Date of birth	19 July 1977 (age 46)
Original team(s)	Darwin (NTFL)
Debut	Round 15, 16 July 1995, Collingwood vs. Brisbane Bears, at Gabba
Playing career1
Years	Club
1995–1997	Collingwood
1998–2001	Sydney Swans
Total
	1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 2001.
Career highlights
	AFL Goal of the Year 2000;
	Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com

Robert "Robbie" AhMat (born 19 July 1977), is a former Australian rules footballer.^[1] His ancestors were Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders.^[2]

Ahmat's cousins are Matthew Ahmat (Brisbane/Sydney), Andrew McLeod (Adelaide) and Nakia Cockatoo (Geelong).

Ahmat was the second Aboriginal person to play for Collingwood Football Club, after Wally Lovett played a few games in the early 1980s. After being delisted from the AFL, he joined South Australian National Football League club Norwood for two seasons and kicked 13 goals.

References[edit]

^ ^a ^b ^c Holmesby, Russell; Main, Jim (2003). The Encyclopedia of AFL Footballers: every AFL/VFL player since 1897 (5th ed.). North Melbourne, Victoria: Crown Content. p. 5. ISBN 1-74095-032-1.
^ Martinez, J. (1999). Plural Australia: Aboriginal and Asian labour in tropical white Australia, Darwin, 1911-1940 (Thesis).

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