Really feel like Robbo gets a rough time around here.
Gave his all on the field, loved doing CFCTV and getting that ugly mug of his out there and interacting with the fans, if I remember correctly as a 19yr old instead of going back to Tassie in the off-season he stayed in Melbourne and got super fit, played hurt, was a good finals player and was pretty bloody handy on his day.
He wins the BnF at Brisbane and from all reports they're pretty happy with him up there yet he was toxic to our environment. Would have been handy to protect a few kids this year I reckon - him and Cripps would have been a good duo.
I just don't get the hate for the guy.
I don't hate the bloke, but I feel like he stabbed some of his comrades at Carlton in the back when he blabbed to his new Brisbane teammates that we (The Blues) never took The Lions seriously when we played them during Robbo's time. And a few other times last year he mentioned how much happier he is at Brisbane then he was at Carlton.
Sorry, that doesn't sound like the words of someone who 'bled for the club' ..
I defer to Thylacine who said the guy played like he had 'tickets on himself' and he never seemed to learn from his mistakes.
Simon White, made one unfortunate off-field mistake a couple of years ago, genuinely seemed remorseful over it, and has knuckled down to be a solid player, whom I think is a bit underrated. If Robbo actually showed the same amount of repentance and hard work to regain the trust of the players and coaching staff, he'd probably still be at Carlton.
I don't like past players potting their old club after they leave, Darren Jolly ex Collingwood being another prime example of that.