Robbins, who was from Maffra, played in the TAC Cup for Gippsland Power before he was recruited by the West Coast Eagles with the 33rd pick of the 1993 AFL draft.
The son of former Richmond player Graham Robbins, he chose to remain in Gippsland and it was not until 1995 that he made the move to Western Australia.
Robbins was unable to break into the Eagles team and instead spent the season playing for Perth in the West Australian Football League (WAFL).
[1] As a result, he was traded at the end of the year to the Brisbane Bears, for pick 66 in the draft which was used on Neil Marshall.
A midfielder, Robbins struggled to cement a spot in the Lions' team as they already had a strong combination in the middle.