Smith. Early in the 1988 VFL season the panel summoned umpire Ian Clayton following a controversial incident in which 's Rod Grinter hit Terry Wallace (who had just began a stint with ) in the face with a forearm, resulting in Wallace suffering from concussion and a broken jaw. Grinter also required hospitalisation when one of Wallace's teeth became embedded in his hand and later became infected. The panel questioned Clayton about the incident and why Grinter had not been reported. Clayton was subsequently demoted to umpiring in the Ovens and Murray Football League before returning to VFL duty later in the season, and Grinter eventually was suspended for six weeks. In 2004, in a bid to improve the consistency of Tribunal rulings, the AFL appointed Robinson to the new position of video reporting officer, becoming the sole person responsible for laying charges based on video evidence, a job that had been previously assigned to the field umpires. Honours In 1988, Robinson received the AFL Umpires Association's Lifetime Achievement Award. When the Australian Football Hall of Fame was established in 1996 to celebrate the centenary of the VFL/AFL, Robinson was listed, along with ten other umpires, among its inaugural inductees. Life Outside Football Outside of football, Robinson has worked as a university professor specialising in computer science. He graduated with a Bachelor of Science and PhD from the University of Melbourne and lectured there until moving to La Trobe University in 1975, being one of the original staff members when the Department of Computer Science was formed two years later at the Bundoora campus. As of 2002 he held the title of associate professor at the Department of Computer Science and Computer Engineering, as well as being appointed Deputy Dean of the Faculty of Science, Technology and Engineering. References Bibliography External links Australian Football Hall of Fame inductees Australian Football League umpires Living people 1946 births People educated at University High School, Melbourne University of Melbourne alumni sportspeople VFL/AFL administrators University of Melbourne faculty La Trobe University faculty Australian computer scientists