Robbie Thompson

This article is about the Australian rules footballer. For the Major League Baseball player and coach, see Robby Thompson. For the Scottish footballer, see Robbie Thomson. For other uses, see Robert Thompson (disambiguation) and Robert Thomson (disambiguation).

Robbie Thompson
Personal information
Full name	Robert Thompson
Date of birth	(1967-10-22) 22 October 1967
Original team(s)	Seacombe High
Height / weight	182 cm / 79 kg
Playing career¹
Years	Club	Games (Goals)
1987–1993 1991	Glenelg Adelaide	113 (5) 5 (0)
¹ Playing statistics correct to the end of 1991.

Robbie Thompson (born 22 October 1967) is a former professional Australian rules footballer who played for the Adelaide Football Club in the Australian Football League (AFL)

Thompson was recruited from Glenelg for Adelaide's inaugural AFL season in 1991.

He played in the first three games that the club played in the AFL and performed admirably on debut with 20 disposals against Hawthorn.^[1]

A half back flanker, he also played in rounds six and 20 but was delisted at the end of the year.^[2]

References

↑ "Robert Thompson". AFL Tables.
↑ "Past Players H-O (1–99 games)". Official AFL Website of the Adelaide Football Club.

Adelaide Football Club inaugural AFL team

Full-back	Rodney Maynard Nigel Smart Scott Lee

Half-back	Robbie Thompson Tom Warhurst Bruce Lindsay

Centre	Simon Tregenza Andrew Jarman David Marshall

Half-forward	Grantley Fielke John Klug Bruce Lindner

Full-forward	Darel Hart Darren Smith Peter McIntyre

Ruck	Romano Negri Chris McDermott (c) Tony McGuinness

Interchange	Rod Jameson Eddie Hocking

Coach	Graham Cornes

Adelaide defeated Hawthorn 24.11 (155) to 9.15 (69), Round 1, 1991, at Football Park

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