Australian Football

Although inevitably overshadowed to a significant extent by his older brother Barrie, Rodney Robran was himself no mean footballer. He made his league debut for North Adelaide in 1970 and counted membership of the club’s 1972 premiership team, the 1976 best and fairest award, and the senior captaincy in 1980 and 1981 among his football achievements. A dynamic, strong marking forward, he was the Roosters’ top goalkicker in 1976 and 1977 with tallies of 34 and 59 goals. When he retired in 1983 he had played 184 senior SANFL games and kicked 312 goals. Somewhat surprisingly, he was never chosen to represent the state.

Author - John Devaney