Archie Roberts | |||
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Personal information | |||
Full name | Archibald Frederick Roberts | ||
Date of birth | 16 July 1910 | ||
Date of death | 6 June 1945 | (aged 34)||
Place of death | Ambon, Dutch East Indies | ||
Original team | Cheltenham | ||
Height/Weight | 183 cm / 84 kg | ||
Position(s) | Defence | ||
Club information | |||
Current club | Retired | ||
Number | Mel. 1933–35: 6, 1936: 27 Ess. 18 |
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Playing career1 | |||
Years | Club | Games (Goals) | |
1932–36 1937 Total |
Melbourne Essendon |
36 (0) 12 (0) 48 (0) |
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1 Playing statistics to end of 1937 season .
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Archibald Frederick "Archie" Roberts (16 July 1910 – 6 June 1945) was an Australian rules footballer who played with Melbourne and Essendon in the Victorian Football League (VFL). Roberts played with Victorian Football Association (VFA) club Prahran after his VFL career ended. He was captured by the enemy in World War II, and later died as a prisoner of war.