Austin Christopher Robertson (born 29 April 1943) is a former

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er who played with in the

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(VFL) and in the

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(WANFL). He is the son of former South Melbourne player Austin Robertson senior. Robertson was a full forward and by the time he retired in 1974 he had amassed a WANFL record goal tally of 1211 goals, topped the WANFL goalkicking a record eight times (previous best of six by George Doig and Bernie Naylor) and kicked over 100 goals in a season six times. He was a premiership player with Subiaco in 1973, the only Grand Final of his career. While playing for Subiaco he averaged 4.82 goals a game, being held goalless in a match only five times, two of which were in his final season when he was affected by injury and in 1968, kicked 162 goals. He spent a season with his father's club in

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, kicking 60 goals in 18 games, which won the club's goalkicking for the year. After his football career ended, Robertson was employed by businessman

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and was one of the central figures in the establishment of

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in 1977. Robertson subsequently managed many of Australia's leading cricketers over a period of 30 years, including

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. He was inducted into the

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in 2015.

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Robertson, Austin Jr. Living people 1943 births Australian rules footballers from Perth, Western Australia Sydney Swans players Subiaco Football Club players Australian Football Hall of Fame inductees West Australian Football Hall of Fame inductees