Robbie Fox

Robbie Fox (born 16 April 1993) is a professional Australian rules footballer playing for the Sydney Swans in the Australian Football League (AFL).

Robbie Fox
Fox playing for Sydney in March 2017
Personal information
Full name	Robert Fox
Nickname(s)	Foxxy
Date of birth	(1993-04-16) 16 April 1993 (age 32)
Original team(s)	Coburg (VFL)
Draft	No. 34, 2017 rookie draft
Debut	Round 2, 2017, Sydney vs. Western Bulldogs, at Etihad Stadium
Height	185 cm (6 ft 1 in)
Weight	84 kg (185 lb)
Position(s)	Defender
Club information
Current club	Sydney
Number	42
Playing career1
Years	Club	Games (Goals)
2017–	Sydney	100 (13)
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of round 4, 2024.
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com

Early career

Originally from Tasmania, Fox concentrated on basketball as a junior making the state's U16 and U20 teams. He was still playing football on Saturday afternoon with the Burnie Dockers.^[1] Deciding to have a decent crack at football he moved to Victoria and joined VFL club Coburg. He spent two years building his fitness, and it paid dividends for the mature-age prospect. He was drafted by Sydney with their second selection and thirty-fourth overall in the 2017 rookie draft.^[2]

AFL career

He made his debut in the 23 point loss to the Western Bulldogs at Etihad Stadium in round 2, 2017.^[1]

Fox is capable of playing as a defender or shifting forward to kick a goal. He is one of the best endurance runners at the club and can take a strong contested grab. He played 11 senior matches in 2019. The versatile Fox was delisted after playing 14 games in the 2020 season, but has since been pre-listed by the Sydney Swans as a category A rookie for the 2021 AFL season. He achieved career highs in the 2022 Sydney season, particularly with his exceptional disposal. His 2022 is largely considered his best by some amount with his ability to play small, tall or rebound the ball in defence.

^[3][4]

Statistics

Updated to the end of the 2022 season.^[5]

Legend

G	Goals	K	Kicks	D	Disposals	T	Tackles
B	Behinds	H	Handballs	M	Marks

Season	Team	No.	Games	Totals							Averages (per game)
				G	B	K	H	D	M	T	G	B	K	H	D	M	T
2017	Sydney	42	3	1	0	14	25	39	1	15	0.3	0.0	4.7	8.3	13.0	0.3	5.0
2018	Sydney	42	10	4	2	54	52	106	25	27	0.4	0.2	5.4	5.2	10.6	2.5	2.7
2019	Sydney	42	11	3	1	65	63	128	25	47	0.3	0.1	5.9	5.7	11.6	2.3	4.3
2020[a]	Sydney	42	14	0	0	86	58	144	30	37	0.0	0.0	6.1	4.1	10.3	2.1	2.6
2021	Sydney	42	15	0	0	95	87	182	40	28	0.0	0.0	6.3	5.8	12.1	2.7	1.9
2022	Sydney	42	14	0	1	155	86	241	75	29	0.0	0.1	11.1	6.1	17.2	5.4	2.1
Career			67	8	4	469	371	840	196	183	0.1	0.1	7.0	5.5	12.5	2.9	2.7

1. 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.