Footyinfo

Shane Robertson

Carlton

AFL career

80 games23 goals

Debut
R13 1983 v FSC18 June 1983
Most recent
R8 1991 v HAW11 May 1991

Stats

1991
CAR
1
8.0
10.0
18.0
0.0
0.0
1.0
1.0
0.0
0.0
45
1990
CAR
5
9.8
7.4
17.2
3.8
1.0
0.8
1.8
0.0
0.0
61
1989
CAR
16
9.7
5.7
15.4
2.6
1.6
1.3
1.3
0.1
0.0
52
1988
CAR
5
8.4
5.0
13.4
3.0
0.6
1.2
0.4
0.0
0.2
43
1987
CAR
20
10.3
5.7
15.9
2.7
1.5
1.3
1.1
0.3
0.3
54
1986
CAR
18
10.1
4.0
14.1
2.1
1.0
1.1
-
0.6
0.5
-
1985
CAR
9
8.3
4.1
12.4
1.8
0.6
1.2
-
0.2
0.4
-
1984
CAR
5
8.6
3.4
12.0
1.8
1.4
1.2
-
0.6
0.4
-
1983
CAR
1
6.0
4.0
10.0
3.0
2.0
2.0
-
0.0
0.0
-
League
Season
HAW
WP
R8
8
10
18
0
0
1
0
1
0.0
45

Profile

Full name
Shane M. Robertson
Born
27 Dec 1963 (age 62y 322d)
Height
179 cm
Weight
79 kg

Teams

  • 80 games, 23 goals
    1983–1991

Honours

  • Premiership1987

Recruited from North Melbourne Old Boys in the VAFA, Shane Robertson carved out a niche as a serviceable utility during a dominant era for the Blues. A versatile flanker who could drift into the midfield, he was valued for his work ethic and ability to execute a role alongside the club's headline stars. His career highlight arrived in 1987, where he cemented a spot in the senior side and tasted ultimate success as a member of the Premiership team that toppled Hawthorn. While he often battled for regular selection in such a formidable lineup—averaging fewer than ten games a season outside of his premiership year—Robertson remains celebrated at Princes Park as a reliable contributor to one of the club's golden periods before departing at the end of 1991.