Having joined Essendon in 1901, Robinson missed just one game all season and was a ruckman in their premiership team.
His performances during the premiership campaign saw him selected to represent the league in an interstate match against South Australia.
His VFL career ended in 1906 when he walked out on the club on following a dispute over Fred Hiskins.
He then joined his brother Alex in Western Australia's Goldfields Football League.
[4] This Australian rules football biography of a person born in 1880 is a stub.