{{short description|Australian rules footballer}} {{for|the rugby player|Graham Robbins (rugby union)}} {{Use dmy dates|date=September 2015}} {{Use Australian English|date=September 2015}} {{Infobox AFL biography | name = Graham Robbins | image = | fullname = Graham Martin Robbins | birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1949|5|6|df=y}} | birth_place = | death_date = | death_place = | originalteam = Catani | height = 180 cm | weight = 76 kg | position = | statsend = 1971 | years1 = 1969–1971 | club1 = Richmond | games_goals1 = 13 (9) | careerhighlights = }} '''Graham Martin Robbins''' (born 6 May 1949) is a former Australian rules footballer who played with Richmond in the Victorian Football League (VFL).
Robbins, who came from Catani, played at Richmond for three seasons, including their premiership year in 1969.<ref>''The Age'', [https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=1300&dat=19690317&id=1MhYAAAAIBAJ&sjid=epMDAAAAIBAJ&pg=2167,3503673 "Moore In Top Form"], 17 March 1969, p. 13</ref><ref name=AFLTables>{{cite web|url=http://afltables.com/afl/stats/players/G/Graham_Robbins.html| title=Graham Robbins| publisher=AFL Tables}}</ref> A rover, Robbins only made three appearances that season, from rounds 12 to 14, but played nine senior games in 1970.<ref name=AFLTables/>
He joined Victorian Football Association (VFA) club Oakleigh early in the 1971 season, after making one further appearance for Richmond.<ref name=AFLTables/><ref>''The Age'', [https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=1300&dat=19710528&id=EOFUAAAAIBAJ&sjid=qJADAAAAIBAJ&pg=6893,6097556 "Russell, 197 games, out"], 28 May 1971, p. 19</ref> A member of Oakleigh's 1972 VFA premiership winning team, Robbins later played in South Australia, with the South Adelaide Football Club.<ref>''The Age'', [https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=1300&dat=19720925&id=c8wzAAAAIBAJ&sjid=1pADAAAAIBAJ&pg=5236,5747307 "Oakleigh beats Dandenong by 44 points"], 25 September 1972, p. 11</ref><ref name=Ency>{{cite book|last=Holmesby|first=Russell|last2=Main|first2=Jim|title=The Encyclopedia Of AFL Footballers| publisher=BAS Publishing|year=2007|isbn=9781920910785}}</ref> He topped South Adelaide's goal-kicking in 1975 and was club captain in 1977.<ref>{{cite web| url=http://www.sanfl.com.au/clubs/south_adelaide/| title=South Adelaide Football Club Honour Board| publisher=SANFL| access-date=6 April 2014| archive-date=7 October 2014| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141007221240/http://www.sanfl.com.au/clubs/south_adelaide/| url-status=dead}}</ref>
In the early 1980s, Robbins coached in the Latrobe Valley Football League. He steered Sale to a grand final in 1981, which they lost to Bairnsdale, then in 1983 and 1984 was playing coach of Maffra.<ref>{{cite book| last1 = Devaney | first1 = John| title = The Full Points Footy Encyclopedia Of Australian Football Clubs| publisher = Full Points Publications| year = 2009 | isbn = 978-0-9556897-3-4}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.foxsportspulse.com/club_info.cgi?c=1-6208-81032-0-0&sID=126766| title=Coaches| publisher=Sale Football Club}}</ref><ref name=Maffra>{{cite web|url=http://www.foxsportspulse.com/club_info.cgi?c=1-6208-81029-0-0&sID=240291| title=MFC Senior Coaches| publisher=Fox Sports Pulse}}</ref> His second stint coaching Maffra, from 2009 to 2011, brought two premierships (2009 & 2010).<ref name=Maffra/><ref>''Berwick Gazette'', [http://berwick.starcommunity.com.au/gazette/2009-12-02/lions-launch-flag-defence/ "Lions launch flag defence"], 2 December 2009</ref>
His son, Ben Robbins, played 92 AFL games, for the Brisbane Bears, Brisbane Lions and Kangaroos.<ref name=Ency/>
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{{DEFAULTSORT:Robbins, Graham}} Category:1949 births Category:Australian rules footballers from Victoria (state) Category:Richmond Football Club players Category:Oakleigh Football Club players Category:South Adelaide Football Club players Category:Sale Football Club players Category:Sale Football Club coaches Category:Maffra Football Club players Category:Maffra Football Club coaches Category:Living people