Jack Robertson
Personal information
Full name John Duncan Robertson
Date of birth (1889-07-22)22 July 1889
Place of birth Woolloongabba, Queensland
Date of death 20 July 1975(1975-07-20) (aged 85)
Place of death Heidelberg, Victoria
Original team(s) Port Melbourne Railway United
Height 168 cm (5 ft 6 in)
Weight 71 kg (157 lb)
Playing career1
Years Club Games (Goals)
1909–1913 Melbourne 60 (16)
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1913.
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com

John Duncan Robertson (22 July 1889 – 20 July 1975)[1] was an Australian rules footballer who played with Melbourne in the Victorian Football League (VFL).

Family

The son of John Robertson (1847-1918),[2] and Catherine Robertson (1852-1914), née McNicol,[3] John Duncan Robertson was born at Woolloongabba, Queensland on 22 July 1889.

He married Rubina Isobel Tarrant (1890-1969) on 4 July 1918. They had a daughter, Jean Dorothy Robertson(1920-2019), later Mrs. John Francis Carolane.[4]

Football

He came to the VFL from Port Melbourne Railway United.[5] He started his league career as a wingman, before later playing as a centre.[5] His play has been described as "flashy", on occasion he would hold onto the ball for too long.[5] He made 60 senior appearances for Melbourne, from 1909 to 1913.[6]

Death

He died at Heidelberg, Victoria on 20 July 1975.[7]

Footnotes

  1. ↑ "Jack Robertson - Player Bio". Australian Football. Retrieved 11 March 2015.
  2. ↑ Funeral Notices, The Argus, (Saturday, 9 February 1918), p.11.
  3. ↑ Deaths: Robertson, The Argus, (Wednesday, 20 May 1914), p.1.
  4. ↑ Births: Robertson, The Argus, (Saturday, 1 May 1920),p.13.
  5. 1 2 3 Holmesby & Main (2007).
  6. ↑ "Jack Robertson - Games Played". AFL Tables. Retrieved 11 March 2015.
  7. ↑ Deaths: Robertson, The Age, (Tuesday, 22 July 1975), p.21.

References

  • Holmesby, Russell; Main, Jim (2007). The Encyclopedia Of AFL Footballers. BAS Publishing. ISBN 9781920910785.
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