| Personal information | ||||||
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| Full name | Michael Robertson | |||||
| Nickname | Robbo | |||||
| Born | 14 April 1983 Wellington, New South Wales, Australia |
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| Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | |||||
| Weight | 88 kg (13 st 12 lb) | |||||
| Playing information | ||||||
| Position | Wing, Fullback | |||||
| Club | ||||||
| Years | Team | Pld | T | G | FG | P |
| 2001–2005 | Canberra Raiders | 59 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 60 |
| 2006–2011 | Manly-Warringah | 150 | 68 | 2 | 0 | 276 |
| 2012– | London Broncos | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 209 | 83 | 2 | 0 | 336 | |
| Representative | ||||||
| Years | Team | Pld | T | G | FG | P |
| 2008 | Scotland | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 2010 | Country Origin | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| As of 4 October 2011 | ||||||
| Source: RLP Herald Sun | ||||||
Michael Robertson (born 14 April 1983 in Wellington, New South Wales) is an Australian professional rugby league footballer currently playing for London Broncos of Super League. A player with natural pace and try scoring ability, his usual position is on the wing but he can also play fullback with equal ability.
Robertson played junior football with Valley Dragons in the ACT and was graded to the Canberra Raiders, making his first-grade debut in 2001 against the North Queensland Cowboys.[1]
He played in the 2007 NRL grand final defeat to the Melbourne Storm.[2]
Robertson has made himself available for Scotland's 2008 Rugby League World Cup campaign.[3][4][5]
He was named in the Scotland training squad for the 2008 Rugby League World Cup.[6]
He scored 3 tries in the 2008 NRL Grand Final victory over the Melbourne Storm, becoming the first player to score 3 tries in an Australian Grand Final since Steve Renouf did so for the Brisbane Broncos in the 1997 Super League Grand Final.[7]
He was named in the Scotland squad for the 2008 Rugby League World Cup and played all three of their games at Fullback.[8]
Robertson's good form to start the 2010 NRL season scoring 7 tries in 8 games in his preferred position of wing was rewarded with selection for Country Origin in the annual City vs Country Origin match. Robertson, who is normally a left winger for the Sea Eagles played on the right wing and scored a try in Country's 36-18 win over City.
After debuting for the Sea Eagles in round 2, 2006 Robertson played in 139 consecutive club games games until suffering a knee injury in a two try performance against the Gold Coast Titans in round 10 of the 2011 season. The injury was expected to only keep Robertson out for a single game but he ended up missing three games. He returned to the Sea Eagles lineup in Manly's 22-18 win over Parramatta at Brookvale Oval[9]
Towards the end of the 2011 NRL home and away season Michael Robertson announced that he would be leaving the Manly club after six years with the club. Robertson will fulfill a long held ambition to play in England when he joins Super League club London Broncos in 2012. Until then Robertson how vowed he will take his place on the wing with Manly in a bid to win his second NRL premiership with the Sea Eagles[10], which they achieved by taking out the 2011 NRL Grand Final over the New Zealand Warriors 24-10.
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