| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Birth | 31 July 1940, Melbourne, Australia |
| Recruited from | West Adelaide |
| Height and weight | 187 cm / 80 kg |
| Death | 3 July 2011 (aged 70), Sydney, Australia[1] |
| Playing career¹ | |
| Team(s) |
Hawthorn (1964–65)
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| ¹ Statistics to end of 1965 season | |
Don Roach (31 July 1940 – 3 July 2011) is a former Australian rules footballer who played for Hawthorn in the Victorian Football League (VFL) during the 1960s and also had a noted career in the South Australian National Football League (SANFL).
Roach, a left footed flanker, played his early football at SANFL club West Adelaide, for whom he debuted in 1958. He crossed leagues in 1964 and joined Hawthorn but only stayed for two seasons.
In 1966 he returned to West Adelaide and was appointed captain-coach. That same year he represented South Australia at the Hobart Carnival, his second interstate carnival having competed in the one at Brisbane back in 1961. He was selected into the All-Australian team for his efforts in Brisbane.
After taking a break from the game in 1969 he returned to action the following season at his new club Norwood where he would finish his career. When Roach retired in 1972 his final tally of games in the SANFL amounted to 204 and he also represented South Australia on nine occasions. He went on to serve the league as an administrator.