Arthur Robbins

Arthur Robbins
Robbins in 1944
Personal information
Full name William Arthur Robbins
Born (1920-02-04)4 February 1920
Morwell, Victoria
Died 8 November 2010(2010-11-08) (aged 90)
Moe, Victoria
Original team Navy / Boolarra
Height 188 cm (6 ft 2 in)
Weight 84 kg (185 lb)
Playing career1
Years Club Games (Goals)
1944 Collingwood 2 (0)
1 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

  1. ↑ 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.
  2. ↑ "World War II Roll: ROBBINS, William Arthur". Department of Veterans Affairs.
  3. ↑ Cullen, Barbara (2015). Harder than football: league players at war. Richmond, Victoria: Slattery Media Group. p. 440. ISBN 978-0-992379-14-8.