Harold Robertson

Harold John Robertson (9 April 1895 – 19 March 1935)[1] was an Australian rules footballer who played for South Melbourne in the VFL. His brother was Austin 'Ocker' Robertson.[2]

Harold Robertson
Personal information
Full name Harold John Robertson
Date of birth 9 April 1895
Place of birth Kensington, Victoria
Date of death 19 March 1935(1935-03-19) (aged 39)
Place of death Greensborough, Victoria
Original team(s) Middle Park CYMS
Height 173 cm (5 ft 8 in)
Weight 67 kg (148 lb)
Playing career1
Years Club Games (Goals)
1917–23 South Melbourne 64 (93)
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1923.
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com

Full-forward Harold Robertson kicked 38 goals in 1919, which was enough to top South Melbourne's goalkicking and he set a VFL record in their Round 12, 1919 match against St Kilda at Lake Oval when he kicked 14 goals, half of them in the final quarter. It easily beat the previous league record of 11 goals shared by Dick Lee and Jim McShane, not bettered until 1929 when Gordon Coventry managed 16. Robertson's 14 goal haul was also the first time that someone from South Melbourne had kicked 10 or more in a match and it was not until 1933 that it occurred again, with Bob Pratt achieving a mark twice in a season and then going past Robertson's tally the following year when he kicked a bag of 15.

Robertson played in South Melbourne's 1918 premiership team, kicking two goals from a half forward flank in their five-point victory over Collingwood in the Grand Final.

References
  1. "Family Notices". The Argus. Melbourne: National Library of Australia. 20 March 1935. p. 1. Retrieved 24 September 2014.
  2. The Argus, "Harold Robertson Dead", 21 March 1935. p. 15
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