Kevin Rohleder Explained

Kevin Rohleder
Fullname:Kevin Stanley Rohleder
Birth Date:7 April 1920
Birth Place:Carlton, Victoria
Death Place:Footscray, Victoria
Originalteam:Altona
Height:178 cm
Weight:64 kg
Statsend:1943
Years1:1941
Club1:Williamstown (VFA)
Games Goals1:1 (0)
Years2:1943
Games Goals2:5 (0)

Kevin Stanley Rohleder (7 April 1920 – 14 August 1983) was an Australian rules footballer who played for St Kilda in the Victorian Football League (VFL).[1] His brother, Noel Rohleder, played one game for South Melbourne.

Kevin Stanley was born on 7 April 1920 in Carlton, Victoria, the son of Veronica Harriet Stanley (1899–1970), . He later adopted the surname Rohleder after his mother married Walter John Rohleder (1897–1982) in 1923.

Rohleder initially gained attention playing with Altona, and transferred to Williamstown in 1941. However played only a single game against Port Melbourne[2] before being relegated to the reserves. In mid 1942, Rohleder enlisted in the Australian Army, where he served until the end of World War II.[3]

In May 1943, while serving in Melbourne, Rohleder obtained a permit to play with St Kilda.[4] He played five games for St Kilda that season before the Army transferred him to Queensland, where he played in both Australian Rules Football and Rugby League.[5]

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Notes and References

  1. Book: The Encyclopedia of AFL Footballers: every AFL/VFL player since 1897 . Holmesby. Russell. Main. Jim . 2014 . 10th . 978-1-921496-32-5 . BAS Publishing . Seaford, Victoria . 764.
  2. News: WILLIAMSTOWN FADE OUT . Sporting Globe . 1965 . Victoria, Australia . 19 April 1941 . 4.
  3. Web site: World War II Roll: ROHLEDER, Kevin Stanley . Department of Veterans Affairs.
  4. News: STRICTER CONTROL OF UMPIRES . The Argus . 30,169 . Victoria, Australia . 6 May 1943 . 9.
  5. News: St. Kilda Man's Double . Sporting Globe . 2316 . Victoria, Australia . 2 September 1944 . 3.