Robbie Fox

Robbie Fox
Fox playing for Sydney in March 2017
Personal information
Full name	Robert Fox
Nickname(s)	Foxinator
Born	(1993-04-16) 16 April 1993 (age 32)
Original team(s)	Coburg (VFL)
Draft	No. 34, 2017 rookie draft
Debut	Round 2, 2017, Sydney  vs. Western Bulldogs, at Etihad Stadium
Height	185 cm (6 ft 1 in)
Weight	84 kg (185 lb)
Position(s)	Defender
Club information
Current club	Tasmania
Playing career
Years	Club	Games (Goals)
2017–2025	Sydney	105 (15)
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com

Robbie Fox (born 16 April 1993) is an Australian rules footballer who plays for the Tasmania Football Club in the Victorian Football League (VFL). He previously played professionally for the Sydney Swans in the Australian Football League (AFL).

Early career

Originally from Tasmania, Fox concentrated on basketball as a junior making the state's U16 and U20 teams. He was still playing football on Saturday afternoon with the Burnie Dockers. ^[1] Deciding to have a decent crack at football, he moved to Victoria and joined Victorian Football League club Coburg Lions. He spent two years building his fitness, and it paid dividends for the mature-age prospect. He was drafted by Sydney with their second selection and thirty-fourth overall in the 2017 rookie draft. ^[2]

AFL career

Sydney (2017–2025)

He made his debut in the 23 point loss to the Western Bulldogs at Etihad Stadium in round 2, 2017. ^[1]

Fox is capable of playing as a defender or shifting forward to kick a goal. He is one of the best endurance runners at the club and can take a strong contested grab. He played 11 senior matches in 2019. The versatile Fox was delisted after playing 14 games in the 2020 season, but has since been pre-listed by the Sydney Swans as a category A rookie for the 2021 AFL season. He achieved career highs in the 2022 Sydney season, particularly with his exceptional disposal. His 2022 is largely considered his best by some amount with his ability to play small, tall or rebound the ball in defence. ^{[3] [4]}

Fox played in both the 2022 and 2024 Swans' Grand Final appearances. ^[5]

At the end of the 2025 season, Fox was delisted. He played a total of 105 career games for the Swans. ^[6]

Tasmania (2026–)

Fox was announced to have signed for the Tasmania Devils on the 3rd of October 2025 ahead of their inaugural VFL season. ^[7] This made him the second player to sign for Tasmania after Jye Menzie.

Statistics

Updated to the end of the 2022 season. ^[8]

Legend

G	Goals	K	Kicks	D	Disposals	T	Tackles
B	Behinds	H	Handballs	M	Marks

Season	Team	No.	Games	Totals							Averages (per game)
				G	B	K	H	D	M	T	G	B	K	H	D	M	T
2017	Sydney	42	3	1	0	14	25	39	1	15	0.3	0.0	4.7	8.3	13.0	0.3	5.0
2018	Sydney	42	10	4	2	54	52	106	25	27	0.4	0.2	5.4	5.2	10.6	2.5	2.7
2019	Sydney	42	11	3	1	65	63	128	25	47	0.3	0.1	5.9	5.7	11.6	2.3	4.3
2020 [a]	Sydney	42	14	0	0	86	58	144	30	37	0.0	0.0	6.1	4.1	10.3	2.1	2.6
2021	Sydney	42	15	0	0	95	87	182	40	28	0.0	0.0	6.3	5.8	12.1	2.7	1.9
2022	Sydney	42	14	0	1	155	86	241	75	29	0.0	0.1	11.1	6.1	17.2	5.4	2.1
Career			67	8	4	469	371	840	196	183	0.1	0.1	7.0	5.5	12.5	2.9	2.7

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.

References

1. Slessor, Cameron (30 March 2017). "Burnie's Robbie Fox to make AFL debut against reigning premiers, the Western Bulldogs". The Advocate. Fairfax Media . Retrieved 4 April 2017.
2. "Rookie Pick 34: Robbie Fox". SydneySwans.com.au. Bigpond. 28 November 2016. Retrieved 4 April 2017.
3. "Fox chopped: Sydney makes 'tough' cut call, delists four".
4. "Fox and Gray set to return".
5. "Sydney Swans make four list changes". Sydney Swans. 28 August 2025. Archived from the original on 28 August 2025.
6. "Versatile Swan among four delisted after injury-hit season". AFL Media. 28 August 2025.
7. "Robbie Fox returns home to join the Tasmania Devils journey". pulsetasmania.com.au.{{cite web}}: Text "date3 October 2025" ignored (help)
8. "Robbie Fox". AFL Tables. Retrieved 30 August 2022.

External links

• Robbie Fox's profile on the official website of the Sydney Swans
• Robbie Fox's playing statistics from AFL Tables