Roy Laing

Roy Laing
Personal information
Birth	4 April 1893
Recruited from	Beverley Juniors
Height and weight	170 cm / 80 kg
Playing career¹
Team(s)	Essendon (1913–15, 1918–25) 131 games, 3 goals
¹ Statistics to end of 1925 season
Career highlights

Roy Laing (born 4 April 1893) was an Australian rules footballer who played for Essendon in the Victorian Football League (VFL) before and after the First World War.

Laing, originally from Western Australia, was recruited to Essendon from the Beverley Juniors in Richmond. A half back flanker, he was a member of Essendon's back to back premiership teams in 1923 and 1924. He represented the Victorian interstate side five times, one of them as captain against South Australia in 1921.

References

Roy Laing's statistics from AFL Tables
Holmesby, Russell and Main, Jim (2007). The Encyclopedia of AFL Footballers. 7th ed. Melbourne: Bas Publishing.

Essendon Football Club 1923/1924 VFL Premiers

Captain: 1. Barker \| 2. Donaldson \| 3. Beckton \| 5. Baring \| 6. Fitzmaurice \| 6. Rawle \| 10. Watt \| 14. May \| 15. Laing \| 16. McCarthy \| 21. Jenkins \| 24. Maher \| 25. Stockdale \| 28. Garden \| 30. Shorten \| 33. Hardy

Coach: Barker

Persondata
Name	Laing, Roy
Alternative names
Short description	Australian rules footballer
Date of birth	4 April 1893
Place of birth
Date of death
Place of death