Mitch Robinson

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Mitch Robinson
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Mitch Robinson
Personal information
Full name Mitchell Tim Robinson
Date of birth (1989-06-07) 7 June 1989 (age 35)
Place of birth Hobart, Tasmania
Original team(s) Tasmanian Devils (VFL)
Draft No. 40, 2008 National Draft, Carlton
Height 184 cm (6 ft 0 in)
Weight 89 kg (196 lb)
Position(s) Midfielder
Club information
Current club Brisbane Lions
Number 5
Playing career1
YearsClubGames (Goals)
2009–2014 Carlton 100 (58)
2015–2022 Brisbane Lions 147 (71)
Total247 (129)
International team honours
YearsTeamGames (Goals)
2011 Australia 2 (0)
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 2022.
2 State and international statistics correct as of 2011.
Career highlights
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com
Mitch Robinson
Current team
TeamChiefs
Game Fortnite
Career information
Playing career2018–present
Team history
2018–Chiefs

Mitchell Robinson (born 7 June 1989) is a former professional Australian rules footballer who played for Brisbane Lions and Carlton in the Australian Football League (AFL). Robinson was named the Brisbane Lions club champion in 2015. In addition to his AFL career, he represented Australia in the 2011 International Rules Series. Robinson is also a professional Fortnite esports player, Twitch streamer [1] and YouTuber. [2]

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Early life

Robinson was born in Hobart, Tasmania. He played junior football in Tasmania. In 2008, he played eleven games for the Tasmanian Devils Football Club in the Victorian Football League, as well as two games for the Lauderdale Football Club seniors in the Southern Football League, and one game for the Tassie Mariners in the TAC Cup. He featured prominently at the AFL Under 18s Championship, winning Hunter-Harrison Medal as the best player in Division Two of the competition. He was drafted by the Carlton Football Club with its 3rd round selection (No. 40 overall) in the 2008 AFL National Draft.

AFL Career

Carlton

Robinson made his AFL debut in Round 1, 2009 against Richmond at the M.C.G., scoring three goals.

Robinson played sporadically in the AFL in his first two seasons, playing 26 of 46 possible games for Carlton and spending the rest of the time with VFL - affiliate Northern Bullants. [3] His breakthrough came in the 2011 season, when he won a regular place in the team, and became a key ball-winner in the midfield; at midseason, Herald Sun commentator Mark Robinson heralded him as the league's most improved player. [4] He went on to finish seventh in the John Nicholls Medal count for the season, [5] and was selected to represent Australia in the 2011 International Rules Series. [6]

Robinson quickly became popular with Carlton fans for his hardness at the ball – often in apparent disregard for his own safety, due to his shark-like tendencies to the point where his style is sometimes described as "kamikaze". [7]

Robinson was involved in some off-field incidents during his time at Carlton. He was involved in a fight at the 2013 Big Day Out festival, and was fined $1,000 by the club as a result. [8] Then in August 2014, Robinson suffered a fractured eye socket when he and Jeff Garlett became unwittingly involved in a brawl outside a nightspot at 5 a.m. on a Sunday morning; Robinson lied about the incident, telling the club he had sustained the injury in a boxing session at training, and he was fined $5,000 by the club. [9]

Robinson was delisted by Carlton after the 2014 season, having played 100 games for Carlton, after lying about the incident with teammate Jeff Garlett. [10]

Brisbane

In 2014 Robinson was signed as a delisted free agent by the Brisbane Lions. [8] In 2015 he was the joint winner of the Merrett–Murray Medal as Brisbane's best and fairest, alongside Dayne Beams, Stefan Martin and Dayne Zorko. [11]

Robinson announced his delisting from the Brisbane Lions on Instagram, following their 71-point loss to Geelong during the 2022 Preliminary Final. He officially retired a few days later.

Statistics

Updated to the end of finals week 1, 2022. [12]

Legend
  G  
 Goals
  K  
 Kicks
  D  
 Disposals  
  T  
 Tackles
  B  
 Behinds  
  H  
 Handballs  
  M  
 Marks
SeasonTeamNo.GamesTotalsAverages (per game) Votes
GBKHDMTGBKHDMT
2009 Carlton 121055715412541280.50.57.15.412.54.12.80
2010 Carlton 121614413310924251670.90.38.36.815.33.24.20
2011 Carlton 12231021304213517121970.40.913.29.322.55.34.29
2012 Carlton 1218121021316637994930.70.611.89.221.15.25.26
2013 Carlton 1221111223717040764820.50.611.38.119.43.03.92
2014 Carlton 12126512411523956490.50.410.39.619.94.74.11
2015 Brisbane Lions 521107220217437811420.50.310.510.320.83.96.83
2016 Brisbane Lions 52133220241461591280.10.210.511.522.02.86.13
2017 Brisbane Lions 5792686913727291.30.39.79.919.63.94.10
2018 Brisbane Lions 519117199201400781030.60.410.510.621.14.15.41
2019 Brisbane Lions 5231712347148495121990.70.515.16.421.55.34.35
2020 [a] Brisbane Lions 519531827926166440.30.29.64.213.73.52.31
2021 Brisbane Lions 5227729713343098640.30.313.56.019.54.52.93
2022 Brisbane Lions 515921216718841260.60.18.14.512.52.71.7
Career24712910127361982471899810510.50.411.18.019.14.04.334

Notes

  1. ↑ The 2020 season was played with 17 home-and-away matches per team (down from 22) and 16-minute quarters with time on (down from 20-minute quarters with time on) due to the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic.

Other media

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Twitch information
Channel
Years active2018–present
GenreGaming/Lifestyle
Followers24.4k
(20 September 2021)

Robinson signed with professional e-sports Fortnite team The Chiefs Esports Club on 4 December 2018. [13]

Robinson hosted a 24-hour charity stream on Twitch playing Fortnite to raise money for the New South Wales Rural Fire Service with a goal of raising $5,000 on 4 January 2020. Over the course of the event, he raised $12,424.[ citation needed ]. He also has a YouTube Channel in which he posts vlogs about his life and the AFL.

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References

  1. ↑ MitchRobinson - Twitch , retrieved 6 May 2023
  2. ↑ "Mitch Robinson - YouTube". www.youtube.com. Retrieved 6 May 2023.
  3. ↑ "Mitch Robinson". AFL Tables. Retrieved 4 July 2011.
  4. ↑ Robinson, Mark (4 July 2011). "10 Things I Like". Herald Sun. Australia. Retrieved 4 July 2011.
  5. ↑ "Murphy wins his first John Nicholls Medal". Carlton Football Club. 4 October 2011. Archived from the original on 17 November 2011. Retrieved 5 October 2011.
  6. ↑ Windley, Matt (14 October 2011). "Callan Ward named in Aussie squad". Herald Sun. Retrieved 14 October 2011.
  7. ↑ Walsh, Courtney (17 June 2011). "Mitch Robinson doesn't go half-hearted when approaching the ball". The Australian. Retrieved 4 July 2011.
  8. 1 2 "Mitch Robinson joins Brisbane Lions as delisted free agent". Herald Sun. Melbourne, VIC. 3 November 2014. Retrieved 3 November 2014.
  9. ↑ Jon Pierik (20 August 2014). "Jeff Garlett in mix for recall, says Mick Malthouse". The Age. Melbourne, VIC. Retrieved 1 September 2014.
  10. ↑ "Carlton list changes". Archived from the original on 21 October 2014. Retrieved 21 October 2014.
  11. ↑ Whiting, Michael (12 September 2015). "Four Lions share top honour at best and fairest". AFL.com.au. Bigpond . Retrieved 12 September 2015.
  12. ↑ "Mitch Robinson". AFL Tables. Retrieved 8 September 2022.
  13. ↑ "Brisbane Lions player Mitch Robinson signs with Chiefs Esports Club as Fortnite player and streamer". 5 December 2018.
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