COACH OF THE DECADE & HARD TASK MASTER

Fred Robins devoted most of his life to coaching. After passing the English FA Senior Award course in 1968 he emigrated to Brisbane. He’d coached men for over 10 years before Elaine talked him into joining the women’s game. Fred was ahead of his time, and completely changed the way women played and thought football, in Brisbane, across the State and Nationally. He coached Brisbane, State and the Australian women’s national team. His place as coach of the Decade (79-89) is well earned. A hard taskmaster, he instilled knowledge and fitness in his players. He was inducted into the FFA Hall of Fame in 2002.