Fred Robinson (footballer, born 1939)

{{Short description|Australian rules footballer}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=March 2021}}

{{Use Australian English|date=July 2011}}

{{Infobox AFL biography

| name = Fred Robinson

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| fullname = Frederick John Robinson{{cite web |url=https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/153744806 |title=Frederick Robinson |publisher=Find A Grave}}

| birth_date = {{birth date|1938|6|13|df=y}}

| birth_place =

| death_date = {{death date and age|2000|11|23|1939|6|13|df=yes}}

| death_place =

| originalteam = Murchison

| height = 184 cm

| weight = 85 kg

| position = Defender

| statsend = 1962

| years1 = 1960–62

| club1 = North Melbourne

| games_goals1 = 15 (3)

| careerhighlights =

}}

Frederick John Robinson (13 June 1938 – 23 November 2000){{cite web|url=http://australianfootball.com/players/player/fred%2Brobinson/9199 |title=Fred Robinson - Player Bio |publisher=Australian Football |access-date=7 December 2014}} was an Australian rules footballer who played for North Melbourne in the Victorian Football League (VFL) during the early 1960s.

A defender, Robinson was recruited from Kyabram District Football League club Murchison and played four games in his debut season but ten in the 1961 VFL season, gathering three Brownlow Medal votes. After managing only one appearance in 1962, Robinson joined Victorian Football Association (VFA) club Brunswick and performed well for the club as a full-back. He finished third in the J. J. Liston Trophy in 1965, and was a VFA representative at the 1966 Hobart Carnival.

Robinson's grandson Daniel Venables played for the West Coast Eagles in the Australian Football League.{{Cite web|url=https://www.foxsports.com.au/afl/daniel-venables-on-how-a-broken-leg-in-2015-steeled-his-resolve-ahead-of-this-years-national-draft/news-story/62f123950feaf7a692fef2a7c4870d50|title=Daniel Venables on how a broken leg in 2015 steeled his resolve ahead of this year's national draft|last=Beveridge|first=Riley|date=19 November 2016|website=Fox Sports Australia|language=en-AU|access-date=10 November 2018}}