Australian rules footballer
| Bill Roach | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal information | |||
| Full name | Charles Roach | ||
| Date of birth | (1925-11-03)3 November 1925 | ||
| Date of death | 3 February 2015(2015-02-03) (aged 89) | ||
| Original team(s) | Prahran | ||
| Height | 175 cm (5 ft 9 in) | ||
| Weight | 67 kg (148 lb) | ||
| Playing career | |||
| Years | Club | Games (Goals) | |
| 1946 | Richmond | 1 (0) | |
| Playing statistics correct to the end of 1946. | |||
| Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com | |||
Charles Arthur "Bill" Roach (3 November 1925 – 3 February 2015) was an Australian rules footballer who played with Richmond in the Victorian Football League (VFL). Less than two months after playing for Richmond, Roach requested a clearance to Melbourne Football Club, which was granted, but he never played a league game for them.
He played for the Prahran Football Club in the Victorian Football Association, where he was a life member and chairman of selectors from 1965 to 1975.
Family
Charles was married to his late wife of 64 years, Joyce and is survived by daughter Joanne, son Gary and grandchildren Jessica, Andrew, Samuel and Alice.
Notes
- "Herald Sun Tributes". 5 February 2015.
- Holmesby, Russell; Main, Jim (2014). The Encyclopedia of AFL Footballers: every AFL/VFL player since 1897 (10th ed.). Seaford, Victoria: BAS Publishing. p. 752. ISBN 978-1-921496-32-5.
- "League Clubs Train Lightly". The Argus. Melbourne. 28 June 1946. p. 16. Retrieved 10 February 2016 – via National Library of Australia.
- "Savage and Carlton". The Age. Melbourne. 4 July 1946. p. 5. Retrieved 10 February 2016 – via National Library of Australia.
- "News: Vale Don Butling". 20 February 2015.
External links
- Bill Roach's playing statistics from AFL Tables
- Bill Roach at AustralianFootball.com