Motlop heads to Robinvale

FORMER North Melbourne AFL premiership player Shannon Motlop has signed on with Robinvale for the 2010 Season.

Motlop currently playing for the Wanderers team in the Northern Territory will move south to the Sunraysia region in the coming weeks.

Shannon Motlop played a total of 64 AFL games for North Melbourne and Melbourne.

In just his 7^th AFL game with the Kangaroos Motlop played in the victorious 1999 Grand Final against Carlton.

One of the attractions for Motlop to come to Robinvale was through the efforts of the club’s ‘Indigenous Round’.

Similar to the AFL the club holds a round each year celebrating the contribution that Indigenous players and the local Indigenous community have given to the RFNC.

The players wear a locally designed Guernsey by Aboriginal artist Barb Egan, Barb is the mother of ex Robinvale and former Indigenous VFL/AFL player Phil Egan.


On signing Motlop, President Tony Natale stated, “It is great to have Shannon on board for 2010. We believe his leadership and experience will be of great benefit to our local players. The town of Robinvale is very excited and everyone wants to make amends of the last two years”. (Robinvale has made the last two Grand Finals (2008,2009) only to be defeated each time). 

 “We are building a strong list to give us the best possible chance this year, and we haven’t finished in the ‘NT’ yet....”

Motlop played for the Dunnolly Eagles in 2009, then moved north to play for the Wanderers Eagles in Darwin’s summer competition, now will move south to play for the Robinvale Eagles in 2010.

Senior Coach Troy Moncur commented, “We are very fortunate to get someone of Shannon’s talent to Robinvale. I look forward to his involvement with the club both off and on the field. It’s a great boost for our community”.