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Tony Antrobus

Australian rules footballer

Field	Value
name	Tony Antrobus
fullname	Anthony John Antrobus
nickname	The Angry Ant / The Ant
birth_date
birth_place	Adelaide, South Australia
draftpick	No. 20, 1982 interstate draft
height	174 cm
weight	72 kg
statsend	1992
years1	1981–1986
club1
games_goals1	82 (155)
years2	1987–1990
club2
games_goals2	22 (26)
years3	1991
club3
games_goals3	6 (5)
careerhighlights	*Magarey Medal: 1983
club4
years4	1992
games_goals4	0 (0)

Team of the Century 1901–2000: selected in forward pocket

Anthony John Antrobus (born 8 April 1962) is a former Australian rules footballer who played for the North Adelaide Roosters in the South Australian National Football League (SANFL) and had stints with Essendon and St Kilda in the Victorian Football League (VFL). He was commonly referred to by his nickname of "The Ant". Although only weighing 72 kg and being 174 cm tall, Antrobus was a very aggressive player who never took a backward step. Tony Antrobus was the winner of the 1983 Magarey Medal while playing for North Adelaide.

Career

As a forward with considerable speed and goal sense, Antrobus first played for North Adelaide in 1981 and scored one Magarey Medal vote from his three games (contrary to other articles, which stated that he was awarded three votes in each of those three games). He won the award in 1983, becoming the tenth North Adelaide player to achieve the most sought after individual award in the SANFL. The talent scouts from Victoria persisted in pursuing one of the most sought after players in the SANFL. He eventually was lured to the VFL in 1987 to join Essendon but niggling injuries kept his appearances limited, playing 22 games over four seasons. St Kilda picked him up in 1991 but the following year he decided to return to his home state for one last season with the Roosters, where he played four Foundation Cup pre-season games before retiring.

Antrobus was named in the forward pocket in the official North Adelaide 'Team of the Century'.

On 24 October 2000, Antrobus was awarded the Australian Sports Medal for being a "recipient of the highest individual honour in South Australian Football".

References

"Anthony John Antrobus - NAFC History Database".
"Tony Antrobus". [[Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet (Australia).

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