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Key Facts

Full name
Robert Ah Mat

Known as
Robbie Ah Mat

Born
19 July 1977 (age 46)

Ethnicity
Indigenous Australian

Age at first & last AFL game
First game: 17y 362d
Last game: 23y 298d

Height and weight
Height: 175 cm
Weight: 80 kg

Senior clubs
Collingwood; Sydney; Norwood

Jumper numbers
Collingwood: 25, 7
Sydney: 9

Recruited from
Collingwood (1998); Sydney (2003)

Robbie Ah Mat

ClubLeagueCareer spanGamesGoalsAvgWin %AKIAHBAMKBV
CollingwoodAFL1995-199725220.8848%5.003.922.082
SydneyAFL1998-200142461.1055%5.604.382.360
NorwoodSANFL2003-200414141.00
AFL1995-200167681.0152%5.374.212.252
SANFL2003-200414141.00
Total1995-2001, 2003-200481821.01

AFL: 10,643rd player to appear, 3,511th most games played, 1,599th most goals kickedCollingwood: 963rd player to appear, 505th most games played, 299th most goals kickedSydney: 1,283rd player to appear, 388th most games played, 166th most goals kicked

Of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander heritage, Robert Ahmat was a copiously skilled footballer only let down by a slight lack of consistency. A Darwin Football Club product, he played representative football for the Northern Territory at secondary school, Teal Cup and senior level. After playing 25 games and kicking 22 goals for from 1995 to 1997 for Collingwood he seemed to be starting to find his feet, and it was something of a surprise when he was traded to Sydney. Between 1998 and 2001 he made 42 senior appearances and scored 46 goals for the Swans, but only produced his best football sporadically. Ahmat went on to have stints at Norwood (14 games, 14 goals, 1993-4), St George, Southern Districts and Dunolly.

Author - John Devaney

Sources

Crème de la Crème, by John Devaney

Footnotes

* Behinds calculated from the 1965 season on.
+ Score at the end of extra time.