Australian rules footballer
| Les Roebuck | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal information | |||
| Full name | Leslie Norman Roebuck | ||
| Date of birth | (1885-11-10)10 November 1885 | ||
| Place of birth | Geelong, Victoria | ||
| Date of death | 18 May 1973(1973-05-18) (aged 87) | ||
| Place of death | Surrey Hills, Victoria | ||
| Original team(s) | Geelong West | ||
| Height | 168 cm (5 ft 6 in) | ||
| Weight | 57 kg (126 lb) | ||
| Playing career | |||
| Years | Club | Games (Goals) | |
| 1905–1908 | Geelong | 35 (43) | |
| Playing statistics correct to the end of 1908. | |||
| Career highlights | |||
| Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com | |||
Leslie Norman "Les" Roebuck (10 November 1885 – 18 May 1973) was an Australian rules footballer who played with Geelong in the Victorian Football League (VFL). He was also a leading tennis player.
VFL
Roebuck is on record as weighing only 57 kg, during his football career at Geelong, where he played for four seasons.
Recruited from Geelong West, Roebuck was Geelong's leading goalkicker in the 1906 VFL season, with 21 goals. His best goal tally in a game was five, which he got against Melbourne at Corio Oval in 1907.
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.
References
- "Les Roebuck – Player Bio". Australian Football. Retrieved 21 January 2015.
- "Lawn Tennis". Winner. Melbourne. 21 June 1916. p. 4. Retrieved 22 January 2015 – via National Library of Australia.
- ^ 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. Victoria. 27 May 1907. p. 4. Retrieved 22 January 2015 – via National Library of Australia.
- "Tennis Championships". The Argus. Melbourne. 24 November 1914. p. 4. Retrieved 22 January 2015 – via National Library of Australia.
- "The Australasian Championships". The Referee. Sydney. 2 December 1914. p. 16. Retrieved 22 January 2015 – via National Library of Australia.
External links
- Les Roebuck's playing statistics from AFL Tables
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- 1885 births
- Australian rules footballers from Geelong
- Geelong Football Club players
- Geelong West Football Club players
- Australian male tennis players
- Tennis players from Victoria (state)
- 1973 deaths
- People educated at Geelong College
- 20th-century Australian sportsmen
- Australian rules biography, 1885 birth stubs