Kelly Robinson

Kelly Robinson
Personal information
Full name	John Henry Kelly Robinson
Date of birth	(1873-11-21)21 November 1873
Date of death	5 December 1944(1944-12-05) (aged 71)
Original team(s)	Collingwood Imperials
Position(s)	Wingman
Playing career¹
Years	Club	Games (Goals)
1897-1901	Fitzroy	58 (1)
¹ Playing statistics correct to the end of 1901 season.

J. H. Kelly Robinson (21 November 1873 – 5 December 1944) was an Australian rules footballer who played for Fitzroy in the Victorian Football League (VFL).

Robinson was recruited to Fitzroy from the Collingwood Imperials. He was a wingman in Fitzroy's 1898 and 1899 premierships and also played in their losing 1900 Grand Final team. At one stage in his career he was fortunate enough to play in 19 consecutive wins. Robinson kicked just one goal in his career, against Collingwood in the opening game of the 1900 season.

References

Kelly Robinson's statistics from AFL Tables
Holmesby, Russell and Main, Jim (2007). The Encyclopedia of AFL Footballers. 7th ed. Melbourne: Bas Publishing.

Fitzroy Football Club 1898/99 VFL premiers

1898: Fitzroy 5.8 (38) defeated Essendon 3.5 (23), at the Junction Oval 1899: Fitzroy 3.9 (27) defeated South Melbourne 3.8 (26), at the Junction Oval

Clarke Dalton Descrimes Drohan Fontaine J. Grace M. Grace Hickey McDougall McSpeerin Potter Robinson Sloan (c)

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