Former Lions star Mitch Robinson caught up in ugly scenes as Brisbane set up GWS showdown
Robinson revealed he and his family were denied entry to his old club's dressing rooms.
Former Lions star Mitch Robinson says he and his family will never go to a Brisbane game again after they were denied entry to his old club’s dressing rooms on Saturday night. Robinson - who played for both Carlton and Brisbane before hanging the boots up in 2022 - watched as the Lions blew the Blues off the park.
Brisbane were incredibly impressive registering a 28-point victory on Saturday night after running out to a huge 60-0 lead in the second term. And wanting to celebrate with his former teammates after the match Robinson went down to the changerooms but he claims he was turned away. Feeling hurt and cheated, the 35-year-old took to X to voice his displeasure.
"Imagine playing and bleeding for a club for eight years, copping copious amounts of head knocks and staples in my face (long-term effects) just to have my family turned away to come down to the rooms after the game to celebrate with my old teammates,” he wrote on X, in a since-deleted post.
“Football is a fake family, just remember that. I’ll never go to a Lions game again.”
However, Brisbane has communicated that Robinson was denied entry by Gabba security staff because he did not have the required accreditation. But the club says he was then issued an accreditation pass by a member of the footy department when it became known he had not been let in. Robinson is understood to have then turned down the offer when a group of friends he was with were denied entry.
Mitch Robinson's AFL career ended in messy fashion
Robinson had earlier shared photos of him in Lions gear with AFL great Brendan Fevola. And multiple posts on social media depict him supporting Brisbane in several previous matches.
But after being turned away, Robinson says he will not go to another game. The latest development comes after Robinson also shared his disappointment at the way his career ended in Brisbane.
The 35-year-old was delisted at the end of 2022 and no rival club made a move for him, ultimately resulting in Robinson deciding to call time on his career. His tenure at the Lions ended messily after he was denied an opportunity for his retirement to be celebrated by fans and teammates.
Robinson said Lions coach Chris Fagan made it clear that his retirement needed to remain a closely guarded secret heading into the club’s preliminary final loss. And Robinson then went public with his displeasure with his former coach.
“Devastated Fages (Chris Fagan) wouldn’t allow me to announce this in person to the supporters and my teammates, but I guess that’s footy,” he posted. “It’s been an absolute privilege pulling on the Fitzroy and Lions jumper!”
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Robinson said he has since fallen out of love with the sport and told SEN radio earlier this year that the handling of his retirement played a major part in that. “That was probably the start of it,” he said.
“The way that all happened and went down was obviously a kick in the nuts and that’s when I was like, you know what, it’s a business, it’s footy, the game that you love. I did fall out of love with the game for about two years before I finished, even though we were successful and doing well, the only thing I loved was game day." The Lions will play Greater Western Sydney in Saturday's semi-final, with the prize an MCG preliminary final date with Geelong.
