Austin Robertson, Jr.

Austin Christopher Robertson (28 April 1943 – 22 August 2023) was an Australian rules footballer who played with in the Victorian Football League (VFL) and in the Western Australian National Football League (WANFL). He was the son of South Melbourne player Austin Robertson senior.

Robertson was a full forward, and by the time he retired in 1974 he had amassed a WANFL record goal tally of 1212 goals, as well as topping the WANFL goalkicking a record eight times (previous best of six by George Doig and Bernie Naylor) and kicked over 100 goals in a season six times.

Robertson was also a premiership player with Subiaco in 1973, which was the only Grand Final of his career.

While playing for Subiaco he averaged 4.83 goals a game, being held goalless in a match only five times, two of which were in his final season when he was affected by injury and in 1968, kicked 162 goals. He spent a season with his father's club in 1966, kicking 60 goals in 18 games, which won the club's goalkicking for the year.

Robertson was inducted into the Australian Football Hall of Fame in 2015.

Austin Robertson Jr. died on 22 August 2023, at the age of 80.