Jack 'Junker' Robinson

Jack 'Junker' Robinson (1892-1981) was an Australian rugby league footballer who played in the 1910s and 1920s who achieved representative selection for his country.

Robinson began his first grade career at Balmain in 1912 as a seventeen-year-old and earned the nickname 'Junker'.

No one knew it at the time, but he went on to play fourteen first grade seasons for Balmain between 1912-1925 and is remembered as one of their longest serving players in any subsequent era.

He gained Australian selection in 1919 and toured New Zealand with the Kangaroos, playing in all four test matches.

[3] Robinson died on 7 January 1981 at Balmain Hospital, aged 89.