2018 Rd 15: Post Game Pain: Carlton vs Brisbane

[Thryleon]

Is that realistic and reasonable?

Robinson won an AFL B&F 2015, finished 2nd in 2016 B&F, finished 7th and 9th on the John Nicholls medal while at our club, and is a 100 game player for us. He was also selected to represent his country in International Rules in 2011.

A lot of average AFL players would be very happy with that record!

Whilst we are light on for average, we need blokes who aren't stars setting good standards.  Robinson may have done so onfield, but you cannot argue that off field he did, otherwise the leadership group wouldn't have green lit an example being made.


Robinson has been in the AFL for 10 years, at two clubs.  One of which has been firmly rooted to the bottom of the ladder during his time there (and now he is having limited impact as they are getting better) and the other he was sacked from as they slid from a top 8 side to the bottom 10.  He was handy, but you don't put up with dishonesty from handy.  On this same converstation, Fevola got more chances because he was good.  He got sacked eventually.  Robinson was here for that.  What lesson did he learn?
without raking over old ground too much further, Chris Judd and Dale Thomas took Cripps under their wing and he went along obligingly and has become captain material.  Cripps has done so with Fisher.  Did Mitch ever do this with anyone and before we continue, lets not forget that he was part of a pack led by Eddie Betts, including Jeff Garlett (cant get a game at Melbourne due to playing too much one way footy), Chris Yarran (retired with issues) and Kane Lucas (retired lack of opportunity for an outside runner with no defensive side to him).