John Robinson

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 Career Highlights
  • GFC League Player Number: 430
  • GFC League Debut: Round 1, 1957
  • Glenelg 19571959
    • 46 games
    • 3 goals
  • Life Member
  • Greats of Glenelg
 Other Career Highlights
  • Port Adelaide
    • Dual premiership player 1954 - 55

* Stats current to end of 1959

Biographical

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  • Recruited from: Port Adelaide
  • Previous Club:
  • GFC League Debut: 1957

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John Robinson served as:

  • Junior Colts coach 1960
  • Senior Colts coach 1961 - 1962
  • Selector 1967 - 1971
  • Chairman of Selectors under John Nicolls, John Halbert, Kym Hodgeman and Mark Williams
  • Management Committee 1976 - 1995
  • Chairman 1987 - 1995


Described in The Pride of the Bay as

"a dual premiership player with Port Adelaide in 1954-55 under Fos Williams before playing 46 games for Glenelg from 1957-59. Retired at 26 to become a school teacher but played major off-field roles."

He was awarded Life Membership in 1975 and is one of the Greats of Glenelg.


References

1. Pride of the Bay

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