Tom Roulent Explained

Tom Roulent
Fullname:	Thomas Joseph Roulent
Birth Date:	10 February 1918
Birth Place:	West Melbourne, Victoria
Originalteam:	North Melbourne CYMS
Height:	180 cm
Weight:	90 kg
Position:	Defence
Statsend:	1947
Years1:	1939–40, 1944–45
Games Goals1:	77 (17)
Years2:	1946–47
Games Goals2:	29 (16)
Games Goalstotal:	106 (33)

Thomas Joseph Roulent (10 February 1918 – 25 March 2005) was an Australian rules footballer who played with North Melbourne and South Melbourne in the Victorian Football League (VFL).^[1]

Roulent's career with North Melbourne was interrupted by his service in the Australian Army during World War II.^[2] In 1946 he moved to South Melbourne.

In June 1947, Roulent was appointed as coach of Border United in Corowa, NSW that played in the Ovens and Murray Football League^[3] but South Melbourne refused to clear Roulent and he played out the 1947 VFL season at the Lakeside Oval.^[4]

Roulent was appointed as coach of the Jeparit Football Club from 1948^[5] and he continued coached them through 1950.^[6]

Roulent was captain-coach of Griffith Football Club from 1952 to 1954^[7] and coached them to the 1952 South West Football League (New South Wales) premiership.^{[8] [9] [10]}

Roulet's grandfather, Steven Roulet played with North Melbourne too.^[11]

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 . 770.
2. Web site: World War Two Nominal Roll. Government of Australia. 10 May 2015.
3. Web site: 1947 - Border United - Appoint coach . Trove Newspapers . The Argus . 12 April 2020 . 25 June 1947. 30.
4. Web site: 1947 - Roulent's clearance refused . Trove Newspapers . The Argus . 12 April 2020 . 4 July 1947. 15.
5. Web site: 1948 - Jeparit's Coach . Trove Newspapers . The Horsham Times . 12 April 2020 . 5 March 1948. 8.
6. Web site: 1948 - Roulent Re-appointed . Trove Newspapers . The Horsham Times . 12 April 2020 . 28 September 1948. 4.
7. Web site: Griffith FNC Coaches List . Swans on Screen . Griffith Football Club . 6 January 2023.
8. Web site: 1952 - Griffith wins grand final . The Murrumbidgee Irrigator (Leeton, NSW) . 31 December 2022 . 2 . 19 August 1952.
9. Web site: 1952 - Griffith FNC History . Swans on Screen . Griffith FNC . 31 December 2022.
10. Web site: 1950 - Tom Roulent Gives Football Lesson . The Horsham Times (Vic) . 6 January 2023 . 3 . 30 May 1950.
11. Web site: 1951 - North's Loss . The Herald (Melbourne, Vic) . 6 January 2023 . 16 . 17 May 1951.