Les Roebuck
Les Roebuck | |||
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Personal information | |||
Full name | Leslie Norman Roebuck | ||
Date of birth | 10 November 1885 | ||
Date of death | 18 May 1973 87) | (aged||
Original team(s) | Geelong West | ||
Height/Weight | 168 cm / 57 kg | ||
Playing career1 | |||
Years | Club | Games (Goals) | |
1905-1908 | Geelong | 35 (43) | |
1 Playing statistics correct to end of 1908 season. | |||
Career highlights | |||
Leslie Norman "Les" Roebuck (10 November 1885 – 18 May 1973)[1] was an Australian rules footballer who played with Geelong in the Victorian Football League (VFL). He was also a leading tennis player.[2]
VFL
Roebuck is on record as weighing only 57 kg, during his football career at Geelong, where he played for four seasons.[3]
Recruited from Geelong West, Roebuck was Geelong's leading goalkicker in the 1906 VFL season, with 21 goals.[3][4] His best goal tally in a game was five, which he got against Melbourne at Corio Oval in 1907.[5]
Tennis
Roebuck played regularly on the tennis circuit and competed at the 1914 Australasian Championships. In the opening round he defeated W. C. Marsden, then conceded a second round walkover to two-time former champion Rodney Heath, who went on to make the semi finals.[6][7]
References
- ↑ "Les Roebuck – Player Bio". Australian Football. Retrieved 21 January 2015.
- ↑ "Lawn Tennis.". Winner (Melbourne: National Library of Australia). 21 June 1916. p. 4. Retrieved 22 January 2015.
- 1 2 Holmesby, Russell & Main, Jim (2007). The Encyclopedia Of AFL Footballers. BAS Publishing. ISBN 9781920910785.
- ↑ Lovett, Michael (2004). AFL 2004 – The Official Statistical History Of The AFL. AFL Publishing. ISBN 0-9580300-5-7.
- ↑ "Geelong v. Melbourne;.". Geelong Advertiser (Vic.: National Library of Australia). 27 May 1907. p. 4. Retrieved 22 January 2015.
- ↑ "Tennis Championships.". The Argus (Melbourne: National Library of Australia). 24 November 1914. p. 4. Retrieved 22 January 2015.
- ↑ "The Australasian Championships.". The Referee (Sydney: National Library of Australia). 2 December 1914. p. 16. Retrieved 22 January 2015.
External links
- Les Roebuck's statistics from AFL Tables
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