Mitch Robinson
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Robinson at a game for the Lions against Richmond in April 2015
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| Personal information | |||
| Full name | Mitchell Robinson | ||
| Date of birth | 7 June 1989 | ||
| Original team(s) | Tasmanian Devils (VFL) | ||
| Draft | No. 40, 2008 National Draft, Carlton | ||
| Height / weight | 185cm / 86 kg | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder / half Forward | ||
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| Current club | Brisbane Lions | ||
| Number | 5 | ||
| Playing career1 | |||
| Years | Club | Games (Goals) | |
| 2009–2014 | Carlton | 100 (58) | |
| 2015– | Brisbane Lions | 42 (13) | |
| Total | 142 (71) | ||
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| Years | Team | Games (Goals) | |
| 2011 | Australia | 2 (0) | |
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1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 2016.
2 State and international statistics correct as of 2011.
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| Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com | |||
Mitchell "Mitch" Robinson (born 7 June 1989) is an Australian rules footballer who plays for the Brisbane Lions in the Australian Football League (AFL).
Robinson is a midfielder/half-forward who played junior football in Tasmania. In 2008, as an eighteen-year-old, 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, and made his 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. 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. He went on to finish seventh in the John Nicholls Medal count for the season, and was selected to represent Australia in the 2011 International Rules Series.
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