Robert Cummings (footballer)

Robert Cummings
Personal information
Full name Robert Cummings
Date of birth (1969-09-20) 20 September 1969 (age 55)
Original team(s) Norwood, (SANFL)
Draft No. 15, 1990 Preseason Draft
Playing career1
Years Club Games (Goals)
1990 Fitzroy 1 (0)
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1990.
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com

Robert Cummings (born 20 September 1969) is a former Australian rules footballer who played for Fitzroy in the Australian Football League (AFL) in 1990.[1] He was recruited from the Central District Football Club in the South Australian National Football League (SANFL) to Hawthorn, but did not play a senior game for the Hawks. In 1990 he was selected by Fitzroy with the 15th selection in the 1990 Preseason Draft.

His great-grandfather, Joe Johnson, was a Fitzroy footballer and credited with being the first Indigenous Australian to play in the Victorian Football League. A younger brother, Trent Cummings, also played for Fitzroy and their father, Percy, was a Hawthorn player. Their grandfather, Percy Johnson played for North Melbourne.[2]

References

  1. ^ Holmesby, Russell; Main, Jim (2002). The Encyclopedia of AFL Footballers: every AFL/VFL player since 1897 (4th ed.). Melbourne, Victoria: Crown Content. p. 141. ISBN 1-74095-001-1.
  2. ^ Moncrieff, Darren (16 August 2005). "Thank you, Joe Johnson".


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