Australian rules footballer
Robert AhMat | |||
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Personal information | |||
Date of birth | (1977-07-19) 19 July 1977 (age 47) | ||
Original team(s) | Darwin (NTFL) | ||
Debut | Round 15, 16 July 1995, Collingwood vs. Brisbane Bears, at Gabba | ||
Playing career | |||
Years | Club | Games (Goals) | |
1995–1997 | Collingwood | 25 (22) | |
1998–2001 | Sydney Swans | 42 (46) | |
Total | 67 (68) | ||
Playing statistics correct to the end of 2001. | |||
Career highlights | |||
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Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com |
Robert "Robbie" AhMat (born 19 July 1977) is a former Australian rules footballer. His ancestors were Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders.
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
- ^ 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).
External links
- Robert Ahmat's playing statistics from AFL Tables
- Robert Ahmat at AustralianFootball.com
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- 1977 births
- Living people
- Indigenous Australian players of Australian rules football
- Sydney Swans players
- Collingwood Football Club players
- Darwin Football Club players
- Australian people of Malaysian descent
- Australian people of Malay descent
- Nightcliff Football Club players
- Australian rules footballers from Darwin, Northern Territory
- 20th-century Australian sportsmen
- Australian rules biography, 1970s birth stubs