Robert Cummings (born 20 September 1969) is a former

Australian rules football Australian football, also called Australian rules football or Aussie rules, or more simply football or footy, is a contact sport played between two teams of 18 players on an oval field, often a modified cricket ground. Points are scored by k ...

er who played for

Fitzroy Fitzroy or FitzRoy may refer to: People As a given name *Several members of the Somerset family (Dukes of Beaufort) have this as a middle-name: **FitzRoy Somerset, 1st Baron Raglan (1788–1855) ** Henry Charles FitzRoy Somerset, 8th Duke of Beau ...

in the

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(AFL) in 1990. He was recruited from the Central District Football Club in the

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(SANFL) to , but did not play a senior game for the Hawks. In 1990 he was selected by Fitzroy with the 15th selection in the 1990 Preseason Draft. His great-grandfather, Joe Johnson, was a Fitzroy footballer and credited with being the first

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to play in the Victorian Football League. A younger brother,

Trent Cummings Trent Cummings (born 28 December 1973) is a former Australian rules footballer who played with Fitzroy and the West Coast Eagles in the Australian Football League (AFL). Cummings, the third member of his family to play for Fitzroy, was seen m ...

, also played for Fitzroy and their father, Percy, was a player. Their grandfather,

Percy Johnson Percy John Johnson (28 January 1933 – 4 December 2021) was an Australian rules footballer and coach, who played 13 state matches for Western Australia and 228 games in the Western Australian National Football League (WANFL). He is a member ...

played for .

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* Living people 1969 births Fitzroy Football Club players Central District Football Club players Australian rules footballers from South Australia Indigenous Australian players of Australian rules football {{AFL-bio-1960s-stub