He became a solid small forward option for the Bulldogs, and in 2005 took a one handed mark against the Brisbane Lions in Round 18 which was one of the spectacular highlights of his season. Robbins finished with 31 goals from 16 games in 2005.
Robbins kicked 45 goals in 2006 as a small forward, and in 2007 fell out of favour with the coaching staff and managed only a handful of senior games. By falling out of form and out of favour with the coaching staff Robbins was compelled to announce his retirement following the end of the 2007 season.[1] He kicked three goals in his last game against the Kangaroos, in which was also Luke Darcy's last game. At the conclusion of the match, both Robbins and Darcy were chaired from the ground and given a guard of honour from both teams.
Robbins has expressed his wish to continue playing football in 2008, quoting that he would like to play in the VFL, or play amateur football with his brothers at Ormond.[2]
Referencesedit
^AAP (24 August 2007). . Archived from the original on 21 September 2007. Retrieved 27 August 2007.
^AAP (2 September 2007). . Archived from the original on 17 September 2007. Retrieved 5 September 2007.
External linksedit
Matthew Robbins's profile on the official website of the Western Bulldogs
Matthew Robbins's playing statistics from AFL Tables
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matthew, robbins, footballer, matthew, robbins, born, 1977, former, australian, rules, footballer, played, with, both, geelong, western, bulldogs, matthew, robbinspersonal, informationdate, birth, 1977, 1977, original, team, ormond, central, u18debutround, jul. Matthew Robbins born 8 May 1977 is a former Australian rules footballer who played with both Geelong and the Western Bulldogs in the AFL Matthew RobbinsPersonal informationDate of birth 1977 05 08 8 May 1977 age 46 Original team s Ormond Central U18DebutRound 17 27 July 1996 Geelong vs St Kilda at Waverley ParkHeight178 cm 5 ft 10 in Weight87 kg 192 lb Playing career1YearsClubGames Goals 1996 1997Geelong00 7 00 0 1999 2007Western Bulldogs139 135 Total146 135 1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 2007 Sources AFL Tables AustralianFootball comRecruited to the Geelong Football Club with pick 36 in the 1994 AFL Draft Robbins played only 7 games in his 3 seasons at the Cats being traded to the Western Bulldogs for the 1998 season He became a solid small forward option for the Bulldogs and in 2005 took a one handed mark against the Brisbane Lions in Round 18 which was one of the spectacular highlights of his season Robbins finished with 31 goals from 16 games in 2005 Robbins kicked 45 goals in 2006 as a small forward and in 2007 fell out of favour with the coaching staff and managed only a handful of senior games By falling out of form and out of favour with the coaching staff Robbins was compelled to announce his retirement following the end of the 2007 season 1 He kicked three goals in his last game against the Kangaroos in which was also Luke Darcy s last game At the conclusion of the match both Robbins and Darcy were chaired from the ground and given a guard of honour from both teams Robbins attended Salesian College Robbins has expressed his wish to continue playing football in 2008 quoting that he would like to play in the VFL or play amateur football with his brothers at Ormond 2 References edit AAP 24 August 2007 Matthew Robbins retirement Archived from the original on 21 September 2007 Retrieved 27 August 2007 AAP 2 September 2007 Darcy and Robbins see bright future for Dogs Archived from the original on 17 September 2007 Retrieved 5 September 2007 External links editMatthew Robbins s profile on the official website of the Western Bulldogs Matthew Robbins s playing statistics from AFL Tables nbsp This Australian rules football biography of a person born in the 1970s is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Matthew Robbins footballer amp oldid 1153586248, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
