Joe Rogers (Australian footballer) explained

Joe Rogers
Fullname:Joseph William Rogers
Birth Date:3 July 1907
Birth Place:Campbells Creek, Victoria
Death Place:Geelong, Victoria
Height:175 cm
Weight:79 kg
Statsend:1940
Years1:1927–33
Club1:Coburg (VFA)
Games Goals1:103 (29)
Years2:1934–35
Club2:Northcote (VFA)
Games Goals2:17 (14)
Years3:1936–37
Games Goals3:17 (1)
Years4:1938–40
Club4:Camberwell (VFA)
Games Goals4:38 (3)

Joseph William Rogers (3 July 1907 – 20 August 1966) was an Australian rules footballer who played with North Melbourne in the Victorian Football League (VFL).[1]

Family

The eldest of the nine children of John Rogers (1864-1922),[2] and Harriett Rogers (1868-1942), née Fox,[3] Joseph William Rogers was born at Campbells Creek, Victoria on 3 July 1907.

He married Esther Altie Ross (1910-1993) in 1931.

Football

Rogers commenced his senior football career in the Victorian Football Association, initially playing with Coburg,[4] [5] [6] and then with Northcote.

He then spent two years playing with North Melbourne in the Victorian Football League and subsequently played with Camberwell in the Victorian Football Association again.[7]

Military service

Rogers later served in the Australian Army during World War II.[8]

Death

He died at Geelong, Victoria on 20 August 1966.[9] [10]

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Notes and References

  1. Holmesby & Main (2014), p.763.
  2. http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article1846050 Deaths: Rogers, The Argus, (Wednesday, 27 September 1922), p.1.
  3. http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article206811067 Deaths: Rogers, The Age, (Wednesday, 13 May 1942), p.6.
  4. http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article3935886 Coburg Players (photograph), The Argus, Friday, 8 June 1928), p.6.
  5. http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article224734731 Victorian Association Football 1928 — Coburg Team, The Weekly Times, (Saturday, 18 August 1928), p.46.
  6. http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article223187472 Victorian Association Football 1929 — Coburg Team, The Weekly Times, (Saturday, 27 April 1929), p.43.
  7. Web site: Ken Mansell . Boyles - Camberwell FC - History . Boyles Football Photos . 16 November 2020.
  8. Nominal Roll; Service Record.
  9. https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=SQIRAAAAIBAJ&sjid=YZMDAAAAIBAJ&pg=989%2C3711951 Deaths: Rogers, The Age, (Monday, 22 August 1966), p.13.
  10. https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/130373199/joseph-william-rogers Joseph William Rogers, at findagrave.com.