Frank Roberts (Australian footballer) explained

Frank Roberts
Fullname:Frank George Roberts
Birth Date:27 February 1912
Birth Place:Long Gully, Victoria
Death Place:Bendigo, Victoria
Originalteam:Sandhurst (Bendigo FL)
Debutdate:Round 2, 1933
Debutteam:St Kilda
Debutopponent:Essendon
Debutstadium:Windy Hill
Height:175 cm
Weight:83 kg
Statsend:1941
Years1:1933–1934
Club1:St Kilda
Games Goals1:27 (44)
Years2:1936–1941
Club2:Melbourne
Games Goals2:86 (5)
Games Goalstotal:113 (49)

Frank George Roberts (27 February 1912 – 26 June 1989)[1] [2] was an Australian rules footballer who played for St Kilda and Melbourne in the Victorian Football League (VFL).

While at St Kilda Roberts played as a forward, kicking 24 goals in his debut season and another 20 the following year. He spent 1935 playing back home at Sandhurst and in 1936 returned to the league with Melbourne. This time he was used as a defender and was on the half back flank in Melbourne's 1939 premiership team. He played at fullback on Richmond star Jack Titus in the 1940 Grand Final and again finished on the winning side.

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Genealogy. Ancestry.com. 15 August 2013.
  2. Web site: Frank Roberts – Player Bio. Australian Football. 11 December 2014.