| Deven Robertson | |||
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👁 Image Robertson in April 2025 | |||
| Personal information | |||
| Full name | Deven Robertson | ||
| Nickname | 'The Cold Cut' | ||
| Born |
(2001-06-30) 30 June 2001 (age 24) Northam, Western Australia | ||
| Original team | Perth Demons(WAFL)/Manning Rippers(WA) | ||
| Draft | No. 22, 2019 national draft | ||
| Debut | Round 1, 2020, Brisbane Lions vs. Hawthorn, at Melbourne Cricket Ground | ||
| Height | 185 cm (6 ft 1 in) | ||
| Weight | 83 kg (183 lb) | ||
| Position | Forward | ||
| Club information | |||
| Current club | West Coast | ||
| Number | 40 | ||
| Playing career1 | |||
| Years | Club | Games (Goals) | |
| 2020–2025 | Brisbane Lions | 47 (10) | |
| 2026– | West Coast | 3 (0) | |
| Total | 50 (10) | ||
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1 Playing statistics correct to the end of round 3, 2026. | |||
| Career highlights | |||
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| Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com | |||
Deven Robertson (born 30 June 2001) is an Australian rules footballer who plays for the West Coast Eagles in the Australian Football League (AFL). He previously played for the Brisbane Lions from 2020–2025.
Early life
[edit]Robertson grew up in Northam, Western Australia. He played junior football for Manning and also played at high school while boarding at Aquinas College, Perth.[1] His senior football was played with the Perth Football Club in the West Australian Football League. In 2019 captained Western Australia at the 2019 AFL Under 18 Championships and won the Larke Medal as the best player in the tournament. His performance saw him selected by the Brisbane lions with their first pick in the 2019 AFL draft.
AFL career
[edit]Brisbane Lions (2020–2025)
[edit]Early Career: (2020–2022)
[edit]Robertson made his debut in Round 1 of the 2020 AFL season against Hawthorn at the MCG. He played 16 games in 2021 and earned a two-year contract extension. He made eight appearances in 2022 including all three of Brisbane’s finals, and was one of Brisbane's best in the 2022 Preliminary Final, accruing 17 disposals and 10 tackles.
Grand Final Loss and Trade Request: (2023–2025)
[edit]He was subject to widespread fanfare following an incident where his guernsey was ripped in a match against Collingwood at Marvel Stadium in Round 23 of the 2023 season. Robertson continued to play with the ripped shirt until he took it off completely following a tackle from Beau McCreery.[2] His ripped shirt was ultimately auctioned off for the Royal Children’s Hospital charity ahead of the 2023 finals, and the incident saw Robertson gain over 20,000 new followers on social media platform Instagram.[3] Overall he played 18 games in 2023, including a grand final appearance in Brisbane's loss against Collingwood, in which he scored a goal. Robertson again extended his contract at the conclusion of the 2023 season, penning a two-year extension to the end of the 2025 season, ending speculation that he would seek a trade to a Western Australian club in 2023.
Robertson was selected in the VFL Team of the Year in both 2024 & 2025, and was the joint winner of Brisbane's Reserves Best & Fairest Award in Brisbane Lions Reserves Best & Fairest alongside Luke Beecken, but his opportunities at AFL level remained limited to only 6 games across both 2024 and 2025, leading him to request a trade to the West Coast Eagles at the conclusion of the 2025 season. Robertson was delisted at the end of the 2025 AFL season to allow him to join the Eagles in the pre-season supplemental selection period.[4]
West Coast Eagles (2026–present)
[edit]On November 25, 2025, the West Coast Eagles officially announced that Robertson had joined the club during the Supplementary Selection Period.[5]
Robertson made his debut for the Eagles in Round 1 of the 2026 AFL season against the Gold Coast Suns. Despite a heavy 59 point defeat, Robertson was one of the best afield, accumulating 17 disposals, 12 tackles and 5 clearances.
Robertson played his 50th AFL match in Round 3 of the 2026 season in a 2 point win over Port Adelaide.
Statistics
[edit]Updated to the end of round 3, 2026.[6]
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Goals | K
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Kicks | D
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Disposals | T
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Tackles |
B
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Behinds | H
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Handballs | M
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| Season | Team | No. | Games | Totals | Averages (per game) | Votes | ||||||||||||
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| G | B | K | H | D | M | T | G | B | K | H | D | M | T | |||||
| 2020[a] | Brisbane Lions | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3.0 | 4.0 | 7.0 | 0.0 | 3.0 | 0 |
| 2021 | Brisbane Lions | 2 | 16 | 4 | 2 | 110 | 100 | 210 | 53 | 67 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 6.9 | 6.3 | 13.1 | 3.3 | 4.2 | 0 |
| 2022 | Brisbane Lions | 2 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 47 | 48 | 95 | 21 | 32 | 0.4 | 0.0 | 5.9 | 6.0 | 11.9 | 2.6 | 4.0 | 0 |
| 2023 | Brisbane Lions | 2 | 16 | 3 | 2 | 71 | 73 | 144 | 34 | 42 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 4.4 | 4.6 | 9.0 | 2.1 | 2.6 | 0 |
| 2024 | Brisbane Lions | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 10 | 16 | 1 | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3.0 | 5.0 | 8.0 | 0.5 | 2.0 | 0 |
| 2025 | Brisbane Lions | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 5 | 14 | 4 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2.3 | 1.3 | 3.5 | 1.0 | 0.8 | 0 |
| 2026 | West Coast | 40 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 29 | 59 | 6 | 19 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 10.0 | 9.7 | 19.7 | 2.0 | 6.3 | |
| Career | 50 | 10 | 4 | 276 | 269 | 545 | 119 | 170 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 5.5 | 5.4 | 10.9 | 2.4 | 3.4 | 0 | ||
Notes
- ^ The 2020 season was played with 17 home-and-away matches per team (down from 22) and 16-minute quarters with time on (down from 20-minute quarters with time on) due to the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Honours and achievements
[edit]Individual
- AFL Rising Star nominee: 2021 (round 15)
- Larke Medal: 2019
- VFL Team of the Season: 2024, 2025
- Brisbane Lions Reserves Best & Fairest: 2025
References
[edit]- ^ "Glass act to follow for WA skipper Robertson". 7 June 2019.
- ^ Manibog, Rebekah (19 August 2023). "The AFL Player Whose Shirt Got Ripped Off Has Now Gained Over 20,000 New Insta Followers". PEDESTRIAN.TV. Retrieved 16 May 2024.
- ^ "AFL 2023: Deven Robertson's torn Brisbane guernsey to be auctioned off for charity". Fox Sports. 29 August 2023. Retrieved 16 May 2024.
- ^ "Saints delist veteran and defender as list change continues". AFL Media. 16 October 2025.
- ^ "Eagles add experienced trio via SSP". AFL Media. 25 November 2025.
- ^ "Deven Robertson". AFL Tables. Retrieved 2 April 2026.
External links
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- Deven Robertson's profile on the official website of the Brisbane Lions
- Deven Robertson's playing statistics from AFL Tables 👁 Edit this at Wikidata
- Deven Robertson at AustralianFootball.com 👁 Edit this at Wikidata
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