Australian rules footballer
| 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 career | |||
| Years | Club | Games (Goals) | |
| 1944 | Collingwood | 2 (0) | |
| Playing statistics correct to the end of 1944. | |||
| Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com | |||
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).
Robbins enlisted in the Australian Army in July 1940 and served for the remainder of World War II. 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.
Notes
- 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.
- "World War II Roll: ROBBINS, William Arthur". Department of Veterans Affairs.
- Cullen, Barbara (2015). Harder than football: league players at war. Richmond, Victoria: Slattery Media Group. p. 440. ISBN 978-0-992379-14-8.
External links
- Arthur Robbins's playing statistics from AFL Tables
- Profile on Collingwood Forever