Tom Roulent
Tom Roulent | |||
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Personal information | |||
Full name | Thomas Joseph Roulent | ||
Date of birth | 10 February 1918 | ||
Place of birth | Melbourne, Victoria[1] | ||
Date of death | 25 March 2005 | (aged 87)||
Original team(s) | North Melbourne CYMS | ||
Height | 180 cm (5 ft 11 in) | ||
Weight | 90 kg (198 lb) | ||
Position(s) | Defence | ||
Playing career1 | |||
Years | Club | Games (Goals) | |
1939–40, 1944–45 | North Melbourne | 77 (17) | |
1946–47 | South Melbourne | 29 (16) | |
Total | 106 (33) | ||
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1947. | |||
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com |
Thomas Joseph Roulent (10 February 1918 – 25 March 2005) was a former Australian rules footballer who played with North Melbourne and South Melbourne in the Victorian Football League (VFL).[2]
In June, 1947, Roulent was appointed as coach of Border United in Corowa, NSW that played in the Ovens and Murray Football League.[3]
South Melbourne refused to clear Roulent to the Border United FC and he played out the 1947 VFL season at the Lakeside Oval.[4]
Roulent was appointed as coach of the Jeparit Football Club in 1948[5] and coached them again in 1949 too.[6]
References[]
- ^ "World War Two Nominal Roll". Government of Australia. Retrieved 10 May 2015.
- ^ Holmesby, Russell; Main, Jim (2014). The Encyclopedia of AFL Footballers: every AFL/VFL player since 1897 (10th ed.). Seaford, Victoria: BAS Publishing. p. 770. ISBN 978-1-921496-32-5.
- ^ "1947 - Border United - Appoint coach". The Argus. 25 June 1947. p. 30. Retrieved 12 April 2020 – via Trove Newspapers.
- ^ "1947 - Roulent's clearance refused". The Argus. 4 July 1947. p. 15. Retrieved 12 April 2020 – via Trove Newspapers.
- ^ "1948 - Jeparit's Coach". The Horsham Times. 5 March 1948. p. 8. Retrieved 12 April 2020 – via Trove Newspapers.
- ^ "1948 - Roulent Re-appointed". The Horsham Times. 28 September 1948. p. 4. Retrieved 12 April 2020 – via Trove Newspapers.
External links[]
- Tom Roulent's playing statistics from AFL Tables
Categories:
- 1918 births
- 2005 deaths
- Australian rules footballers from Victoria (Australia)
- North Melbourne Football Club players
- Sydney Swans players
- Australian rules biography, 1918 birth stubs