Billy Roberts (Australian footballer) explained

Billy Roberts
Fullname:William Charles Roberts
Birth Date:4 December 1908
Birth Place:Warragul, Victoria
Death Date:[1]
Death Place:Glen Huntly, Victoria
Originalteam:Wesley College / Oakleigh
Height:178 cm
Weight:74 kg
Statsend:1937
Years1:1928–1937
Club1:St Kilda
Games Goals1:160 (6)

William Charles Roberts (4 December 1908 – 16 May 1998) was an Australian rules footballer who played with St Kilda in the Victorian Football League (VFL).[2]

Roberts played at Wesley College and was recruited to St Kilda from Oakleigh. His younger brother Arthur Roberts also played for St Kilda.

He was used on the wing until 1930, when he replaced Barney Carr as St Kilda's centreman.

Roberts represented Victoria on six occasions.[3]

Roberts later served in the Australian Army during World War II.[4]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: William Roberts - Player Bio. Australian Football. 10 December 2014.
  2. http://afltables.com/afl/stats/players/W/William_Roberts.html AFL Tables: William Roberts
  3. Book: Holmesby, Russell. Main. Jim. The Encyclopedia Of AFL Footballers. BAS Publishing. 2007. 978-1-920910-78-5.
  4. Web site: World War II Roll: ROBERTS, William Charles . Department of Veterans Affairs.