Mitch Robinson

Mitch Robinson
Personal information
Full name	Mitchell Robinson
Date of birth	7 June 1989 (1989-06-07) (age 22)
Original team	Tasmanian Devils (VFL)
Draft	#40, 2008 National Draft, Carlton
Height/Weight	185cm / 86 kg
Position(s)	Midfielder / Forward
Club information
Current club	Carlton
Number	12
Playing career1
Years	Club	Games (Goals)
2009–	Carlton	49 (29)
International team honours
Years	Team	Games (Goals)
2011	Australia	0
1 Playing statistics to end of 2011 season .

Mitch Robinson (born 7 June 1989) is an Australian rules footballer with the Carlton Football Club in the Australian Football League.^[1]

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 the award as the 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 (#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.^[2] 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.^[3]

Robinson quickly became popular with Carlton fans for his incredible hardness at the ball – often in apparent disregard for his own safety, to the point where his style is frequently described as "kamikaze".^[4]

References

1. ^ Mitch Robinson's statistics from AFL Tables
2. ^ "Mitch Robinson". AFL Tables. http://stats.rleague.com/afl/stats/players/M/Mitch_Robinson.html. Retrieved 4 Jul 2011. 
3. ^ Robinson, Mark (4 Jul 2011). "10 Things I Like". Herald Sun. Australia. http://www.heraldsun.com.au/sport/afl/the-tackles-round-14-all-australian-team/story-fn5937w8-1226085457619. Retrieved 4 Jul 2011. 
4. ^ Walsh, Courtney (17 Jun 2011). "Mitch Robinson doesn't go half-hearted when approaching the ball". The Australian. http://www.theaustralian.com.au/news/sport/mitch-robinson-doesnt-go-in-half-hearted-when-approaching-the-ball/story-e6frg7mf-1226076678466. Retrieved 4 Jul 2011. 

Awards and achievements
Preceded by Craig Bird	Hunter Harrison Medal 2008	Succeeded by Dylan McNeil

Persondata
Name	Robinson, Mitch
Alternative names
Short description
Date of birth	7 June 1989
Place of birth
Date of death
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