Played 1903-1914.
Born in England in 1883, Robertson came to Melbourne aged two. In 1899, aged 16, he was selected to play for St Kilda.
In 1902 he moved to Sydney to work and play rugby.
When the NSW League was reformed in 1903 he was made vice captain and later captain of East Sydney.
In 1909 he moved to the North Shore club which he captained from 1911-1914.
He captained NSW on 12 occasions from 1904-1914 and played in 1903 East Sydney and 1911 North Shore premiership sides.
Although accepted in the 1st AIF, Ralph resigned to enlist in the British Army as a lieutenant.
He was killed in a flying accident over Egypt on secondment to the Royal Flying Corps.
But for the occasional mention in Jim Phelan's subsequent writings on Sydney Football, Robertson's accomplishments woul;d have been lost forever.
His record demonstrates he was an outstanding footballer.
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