Fred Robinson (footballer, born 1939)

Fred Robinson
Personal information
Full name	Fred Robinson
Date of birth	13 June 1938
Date of death	23 November 2000 (aged 61)
Original team(s)	Murchison
Height / weight	184 cm / 85 kg
Position(s)	Defender
Playing career^1
Years	Club	Games (Goals)
1960–62	North Melbourne	15 (3)
^1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1962.

Fred Robinson (13 June 1938 – 23 November 2000)^[1] was an Australian rules footballer who played for North Melbourne in the Victorian Football League (VFL) during the early 1960s.

A defender, Robinson was recruited from Kyabram District Football League club Murchison and played four games in his debut season but ten in the 1961 VFL season, gathering three Brownlow Medal votes. After managing only one appearance in 1962, Robinson joined Victorian Football Association (VFA) club Brunswick and performed well for the club as a full-back. He finished third in the J. J. Liston Trophy in 1965, and was a VFA representative at the 1966 Hobart Carnival.

References

1. "Fred Robinson - Player Bio". Australian Football. Retrieved 7 December 2014.

• Fred Robinson's statistics from AFL Tables
• Holmesby, Russell and Main, Jim (2007). The Encyclopedia of AFL Footballers. 7th ed. Melbourne: Bas Publishing.