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Full name
  
John Rombotis

Years
  
Club

Original team
  
TAC Cup

Height/Weight
  
181 cm / 85 kg

Name
  
John Rombotis

Date of birth
  
(1976-10-13) 13 October 1976 (age 39)

Draft
  
23rd overall, 1994 AFL Draft

1995–1996 1997 1998–2000 Total
  
Fitzroy Port Adelaide Richmond

2017 Norm Smith Lunch


John Rombotis (born 13 October 1976) is a former Australian rules footballer who played for Fitzroy, Port Adelaide and Richmond in the Australian Football League (AFL).

Contents

Rombotis, originally from Caulfield Grammar, played at both the Sandringham Dragons and Central U-18s before being recruited to Fitzroy with pick 23 in the 1994 AFL Draft.

Fitzroy career (1995–1996)

After four appearances in 1995, Rombotis managed to play every single game the following season but it was a poor year for Fitzroy, and he experienced just one win. He gathered the only two Brownlow Medal votes of his career for a 29 disposal effort against Carlton.

Port Adelaide career (1997)

Instead of joining the newly formed Brisbane Lions in 1997, Rombotis made his way to the competition's other new club, Port Adelaide, which picked up Rombotis with the sixth pick of the 1996 AFL Draft. He struggled to make an impact in his only year at the club and was traded to Richmond for Chris Naish.

Richmond career (1998–2000)

In three seasons, Rombotis was not able to get regular games and after an injury riddled season in 2000 was delisted.

Post AFL career

After leaving the AFL, Rombotis continued to play metropolitan football and had stints as coach of Belgrave and Roxburgh Park. He was also vice-captain of St Kevin's Old Boys in 2004 when they won the VAFA B Section premiership.

References

John Rombotis Wikipedia