Jack Robertson (footballer, born 1889)
# Jack Robertson (footballer, born 1889)

John Duncan Robertson (22 July 1889 – 20 July 1975) was an Australian rules footballer who played with Melbourne in the Victorian Football League (VFL).

## Family

The son of John Robertson (1847-1918), and Catherine Robertson (1852-1914), née McNicol, John Duncan Robertson was born at Woolloongabba, Queensland on 22 July 1889.

He married Rubina Isobel Tarrant (1890-1969) on 4 July 1918. They had a daughter, Jean Dorothy Robertson(1920-2019), later Mrs. John Francis Carolane.

## Football

He came to the VFL from Port Melbourne Railway United. He started his league career as a wingman, before later playing as a centre. His play has been described as "flashy", on occasion he would hold onto the ball for too long. He made 60 senior appearances for Melbourne, from 1909 to 1913.

## Death

He died at Heidelberg, Victoria on 20 July 1975.

## Footnotes

* ↑ "Jack Robertson - Player Bio". Australian Football. Retrieved 11 March 2015.
* ↑ Funeral Notices, The Argus, (Saturday, 9 February 1918), p.11.
* ↑ Deaths: Robertson, The Argus, (Wednesday, 20 May 1914), p.1.
* ↑ Births: Robertson, The Argus, (Saturday, 1 May 1920),p.13.
* 1 2 3 Holmesby & Main (2007).
* ↑ "Jack Robertson - Games Played". AFL Tables. Retrieved 11 March 2015.
* ↑ Deaths: Robertson, The Age, (Tuesday, 22 July 1975), p.21.
