Australian rules footballer
| Joe Rogers | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal information | |||
| Full name | Joseph William Rogers | ||
| Date of birth | (1907-07-03)3 July 1907 | ||
| Place of birth | Campbells Creek, Victoria | ||
| Date of death | 20 August 1966(1966-08-20) (aged 59) | ||
| Place of death | Geelong, Victoria | ||
| Height | 175 cm (5 ft 9 in) | ||
| Weight | 79 kg (174 lb) | ||
| Playing career | |||
| Years | Club | Games (Goals) | |
| 1927–33 | Coburg (VFA) | 103 (29) | |
| 1934–35 | Northcote (VFA) | 017 (14) | |
| 1936–37 | North Melbourne | 017 0(1) | |
| 1938–40 | Camberwell (VFA) | 038 0(3) | |
| Playing statistics correct to the end of 1940. | |||
| Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com | |||
Joseph William Rogers (3 July 1907 – 20 August 1966) was an Australian rules footballer who played with North Melbourne in the Victorian Football League (VFL).
Family
The eldest of the nine children of John Rogers (1864-1922), and Harriett Rogers (1868-1942), née Fox, Joseph William Rogers was born at Campbells Creek, Victoria on 3 July 1907.
He married Esther Altie Ross (1910-1993) in 1931.
Football
Rogers commenced his senior football career in the Victorian Football Association, initially playing with Coburg, and then with Northcote.
He then spent two years playing with North Melbourne in the Victorian Football League and subsequently played with Camberwell in the Victorian Football Association again.
Military service
Rogers later served in the Australian Army during World War II.
Death
He died at Geelong, Victoria on 20 August 1966.
Notes
- Holmesby & Main (2014), p.763.
- Deaths: Rogers, The Argus, (Wednesday, 27 September 1922), p.1.
- Deaths: Rogers, The Age, (Wednesday, 13 May 1942), p.6.
- Coburg Players (photograph), The Argus, Friday, 8 June 1928), p.6.
- Victorian Association Football 1928 — Coburg Team, The Weekly Times, (Saturday, 18 August 1928), p.46.
- Victorian Association Football 1929 — Coburg Team, The Weekly Times, (Saturday, 27 April 1929), p.43.
- Ken Mansell. "Boyles - Camberwell FC - History". Boyles Football Photos. Retrieved 16 November 2020.
- Nominal Roll; Service Record.
- Deaths: Rogers, The Age, (Monday, 22 August 1966), p.13.
- Joseph William Rogers, at findagrave.com.
References
- Holmesby, Russell; Main, Jim (2014). The Encyclopedia of AFL Footballers: every AFL/VFL player since 1897 (10th ed.). Seaford, Victoria: BAS Publishing. ISBN 978-1-921496-32-5.
- World War Two Nominal Roll: Private Joseph William Rogers (V351028), Department of Veterans' Affairs.
- World War Two Service Record: Private Joseph William Rogers (V351028), National Archives of Australia.
External links
- Joe Rogers at AustralianFootball.com
- Joe Rogers's playing statistics from AFL Tables
- Joe Rogers's playing statistics from The VFA Project
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