Robert Semmens

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Robert Semmens
Personal information
Date of birth (1961-12-05) 5 December 1961 (age 59)
Original team(s) East Launceston
Height 173 cm (5 ft 8 in)
Weight 79 kg (174 lb)
Playing career1
YearsClubGames (Goals)
1981 Richmond 05 (0)
1983–1984 Footscray 07 (3)
Total12 (3)
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1984.
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com

Robert Semmens (born 5 December 1961) is a former Australian rules footballer who played with Richmond and Footscray in the Victorian Football League (VFL). [1]

Semmens, at the age of 15, represented the Tasmanians Schoolboys at the 1977 Jubilee National Football Carnival. The team went undefeated and in 2013 was induced into the Tasmanian Football Hall of Fame as a "legendary" team. [2]

In the early 1980s, Semmens played in the VFL, making five appearances for Richmond and seven for Footscray. [3] In between his stints at those two clubs he played for Norwood in the South Australian National Football League. [4]

Semmens then played with Williamstown in the Victorian Football Association. [5]

He competed in the Hampden Football Netball League in 1990, for Cobden, where he still lives. [6]

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References

  1. Holmesby, Russell; Main, Jim (2007). The Encyclopedia Of AFL Footballers. BAS Publishing. ISBN   9781920910785.
  2. Cobden Timboon Coast Times, "Schoolboy days entered into Hall of Fame", 10 July 2013
  3. AFL Tables: Robert Semmens
  4. "Robert Semmens". Redlegs Museum (Norwood Football Club). Retrieved 21 August 2014.
  5. The Age , "Unbeaten Run Ends After 23 Matches", 24 June 1985, p. 29
  6. Cobden Standard, "Cobden man inducted into Tasmania's football hall of fame", Aidan Fawkes, 10 July 2013