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Does anyone know if AR coached Subi in 1928-29? He is on Ric's site, but I am unable to find any other sources to confirm it.

Gday AR,
Just checked on subi website as i was not aware of this and found that Subi coach in those years was an A Robinson, dont know anything about him but wasnt Ocker Snr as he played for South Melb in those years and later played 3 games for West Perth before coaching Perth in the late 1930's. Hope this clears it up for you and i will look further into A Robinson after i get back home on the weekend.

thanks jim -- it has got me intrigued

Me too AR,
Just did a bit more research and found it was Alex Robinson who played for Essendon before coming to WA and coaching in the goldfields before coaching Subi for those two years.

jim: great stuff mate -- thanks -- I managed to find a copy of a 1928 budget, as well, and I can confirm everything you wrote above. As well as Robinson, as you know jim, we also had another goldfields product, Dave Cuzens, as our coach in the early 1960s.

Ark, I don't think Austin Robertson Senior ever coached Subiaco.
The website australianfootball.com is usually on the money for everything footy.
The link below has a few details about Ocker Sr and indicates that he spent 11 years at South Melbourne (1927-37), finished the 1937 WAFL season with West Perth, had two seasons as Perth's playing coach (1938-39), and then another couple (1940-41) with Port Melbourne in the VFA.
He was back at Perth as non-playing coach in 1948.
australianfootball.com/players/player/austin%2Brobertson/16902

Jjim wrote: Me too AR,
Just did a bit more research and found it was Alex Robinson who played for Essendon before coming to WA and coaching in the goldfields before coaching Subi for those two years.

Thanks guys, My source was obviously incorrect for this one, I’ve now updated the Subiaco honour board to show the coach in 1928/1929 was Alex Robertson.

waflfootyfacts.net/team/honourboard.php?Team=Subiaco

Cheers

Ric

Hi Ric, in the budget i saw he was down as 'alex robinson' not robertson

they are brillant those honour boards, thanks again for doing them

cheers, ark.

ArkRoyal wrote: Hi Ric, in the budget i saw he was down as 'alex robinson' not robertson

they are brillant those honour boards, thanks again for doing them

cheers, ark.

Thanks AR - I’ve checked Subiaco annual reports and they confirm A.Robinson - so I’ve updated the HOmonour Board again for Subi.

Cheers