Please answer the following question: Facts: - clubs: collingwood sydney swans - years: 1995 - '' ' -- 1997 1998 -- 2001 '' ' total - debutteam: collingwood - originalteam: darwin -lrb- ntfl -rrb- - debutopponent: brisbane bears - debutdate: round 15 , 16 july 1995 - statsend: 2001 - birth date: 19 july 1977 - name: robert ahmat - debutstadium: gabba Based on these bullet points, write a short biography describing the life of robert ahmat .
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robert '' robbie '' ahmat -lrb- born 19 july 1977 -rrb- , is a former australian rules footballer .his ancestors were malay and torres strait islanders .