Colin Robertson is a former Australian rules football

Australian rules football

Australian rules football, officially known as Australian football, also called football, Aussie rules or footy is a sport played between two teams of 22 players on either...

er who played with Hawthorn in the Victorian Football League

Australian Football League

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 (VFL) from 1980 until 1986.

A hard running player, Robertson was a versatile footballer who could play across half back, on wing or on the ball. He was recruited to Hawthorn from the Wynyard Football Club

Wynyard Football Club

The Wynyard Football Club is an Australian rules football club based in Wynyard, Tasmania.-Club history:The Wynyard Football Club was believed to be formed in 1885 as Table Cape and adopted the name of Wynyard in 1890....

 in 1980 and became a key part of the club's dominance during the following decade. Robertson was a premiership player in 1983, his best on ground performance thanks largely to a successful tagging job on Tim Watson

Tim Watson

Timothy Michael "Tim" Watson is a former Australian rules footballer and coach, sports journalist and media personality.He is notable for his long career at the Essendon Football Club as a player where he participated in several premiership teams...

 earning him the Norm Smith Medal

Norm Smith Medal

The Norm Smith Medal is the award given in the AFL Grand Final to the player adjudged by an independent panel of experts to have been the best player in the match.-History:The Norm Smith Medal is named after former Melbourne player and coach, Norm Smith...

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