A hard running player, Robertson was a versatile footballer who could play across half back, on wing or on the ball.
In the 1983 VFL Grand Final he became the first Tasmanian to win the Norm Smith Medal after a superb tagging job on Essendon's dangerous rover Tim Watson.
In 1987 Robertson returned to Tasmania to captain the Burnie Hawks in the Tasmanian State League for three seasons.
In June 2011 Robertson was upgraded to Legend status in the Tasmanian Football Hall of Fame.
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