John Roberts (Australian rules footballer)

John Roberts
Personal information
Date of birth	(1956-09-23) 23 September 1956
Height/Weight	186 cm / 87 kg
Playing career¹
Years	Club	Games (Goals)
1974-1979 1980–1982 1983-1986 1987-1988	Woodville (SANFL) South Melbourne/Sydney (VFL) West Torrens (SANFL) North Adelaide (SANFL)	120 050 (135) 058 053
¹ Playing statistics correct to the end of 1988 season.
Career highlights
SANFL debut for Woodville in 1974 VFL for South Melbourne in 1980 All-Australian team 1980 SANFL Ken Farmer Medalist 1987 North Adelaide premiership player 1987

John Roberts (born 23 September 1956) is a former Australian rules footballer who played with South Melbourne in the Victorian Football League (VFL). He was the club's leading goal kicker in 1980 and 1981.

Roberts holds the record for the most goals kicked in a game at Football Park in Adelaide when he kicked 16 goals in a game for Woodville in the 1976 SANFL season. He later went on to play full forward for North Adelaide in their 1987 SANFL Grand Final win over Glenelg at Football Park. He also won the Ken Farmer Medal as the SANFL's leading goal kicker in 1987 with 111 goals.

External links

John Roberts's statistics from AFL Tables
John Roberts at Australian Football.com

Sydney Swans · leading goalkickers

1897: McKay
1898: Colgan
1899: Colgan
1900: Lampe
1901: Lampe
1902: Goding
1903: Goding
1904: Clements
1905: Clements
1906: Mortimer
1907: Mortimer
1908: Mortimer
1909: Mortimer
1910: Mortimer
1911: Mortimer
1912: Mortimer
1913: Strang
1914: Freeman
1915: Morgan
1917: Morgan
1918: Ryan
1919: H. Robertson
1920: Wootton
1921: Cazaly
1922: Cazaly
1923: Johnson
1924: Johnson
1925: Johnson
1926: Johnson
1927: Johnson
1928: Johnson
1929: A. Robertson Sr.
1930: A. Robertson Sr.
1931: A. Robertson Sr.
1932: Pratt
1933: Pratt
1934: Pratt
1935: Pratt
1936: Pratt
1937: Nash
1938: Moore
1939: Pratt
1940: Reiffel
1941: Graham
1942: White
1943: Culph
1944: Hartridge
1945: Nash
1946: Mears
1947: Williams
1948: Graham
1949: Jones
1950: G. Lane
1951: Williams
1952: G. Lane
1953: Gillett
1954: E. Lane
1955: E. Lane
1956: Gunn
1957: Goldsmith
1958: Oaten
1959: Skilton
1960: Oaten
1961: McGowan
1962: Skilton
1963: Skilton
1964: Papley
1965: Kingston
1966: A. Robertson Jr.
1967: Sudholz
1968: Sudholz
1969: Sudholz
1970: Sudholz
1971: Bedford
1972: Bedford
1973: Bedford
1974: Goss
1975: Teasdale
1976: Dean
1977: Teasdale
1978: Murphy
1979: Morwood
1980: Roberts
1981: Roberts
1982: Morwood
1983: Braddy
1984: Capper
1985: Capper
1986: Capper
1987: Capper
1988: Mitchell
1989: Toohey
1990: West
1991: Love
1992: Minton-Connell
1993: Minton-Connell
1994: Minton-Connell
1995: Lockett
1996: Lockett
1997: Lockett
1998: Lockett
1999: Lockett
2000: O'Loughlin
2001: O'Loughlin
2002: Hall
2003: Hall
2004: Hall
2005: Hall
2006: Hall
2007: Hall
2008: Hall
2009: Goodes
2010: Goodes
2011: Goodes
2012: Jetta
2013: Tippett
2014: Franklin
2015: Franklin

Ken Farmer Medal

The Ken Farmer Medal is awarded to the SANFL's leading goal kicker for the home and away season. It was named after Ken Farmer in 1981.

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1980 All-Australian team

Coach Tom Hafey (Collingwood)

South Australia Peter Carey (Glenelg) Graham Cornes (Glenelg) Rick Davies (Sturt) (Captain) Robbert Klomp (Carlton) Keith Kuhlmann (Glenelg) Greg Phillips (Port Adelaide) John Roberts (South Melbourne) Mark Williams (Port Adelaide)

Tasmania Ron Stubbs (Devonport) Darryl Sutton (North Melbourne)

Victoria Robert Flower (Melbourne) Jim Jess (Richmond) Mark Lee (Richmond) Ian Nankervis (Geelong) Geoff Raines (Richmond) Geoff Southby (Carlton) Garry Wilson (Fitzroy)

Western Australia Bruce Duperouzel (St Kilda) Ken Hunter (Claremont) Brian Peake (East Fremantle)

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