Les Roebuck

Les Roebuck
Personal information
Full nameLeslie Norman Roebuck
Date of birth10 November 1885
Date of death18 May 1973 (aged 87)
Original teamGeelong West
Height/Weight168 cm / 57 kg
Playing career1
YearsClubGames (Goals)
1905-1908Geelong35 (43)
1 Playing statistics correct to end of 1908 season.
Career highlights

Leslie Norman "Les" Roebuck (10 November 1885 - 18 May 1973)[1] was an Australian rules footballer who played with Geelong in the Victorian Football League (VFL). He was also a leading tennis player.[2]

VFL

Roebuck is on record as weighing only 57 kg, during his football career at Geelong, where he played for four seasons.[3]

Recruited from Geelong West, Roebuck was Geelong's leading goalkicker in the 1906 VFL season, with 21 goals.[3][4] His best goal tally in a game was five, which he got against Melbourne at Corio Oval in 1907.[5]

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.[6][7]

References

  1. ↑ "Les Roebuck - Player Bio". Australian Football. Retrieved 21 January 2015.
  2. ↑ "Lawn Tennis.". Winner (Melbourne, Vic.: National Library of Australia). 21 June 1916. p. 4. Retrieved 22 January 2015.
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 Holmesby, Russell & Main, Jim (2007). The Encyclopedia Of AFL Footballers. BAS Publishing. ISBN 9781920910785.
  4. ↑ Lovett, Michael (2004). AFL 2004 - The Official Statistical History Of The AFL. AFL Publishing. ISBN 0-9580300-5-7.
  5. ↑ "Geelong v. Melbourne;.". Geelong Advertiser (Vic.: National Library of Australia). 27 May 1907. p. 4. Retrieved 22 January 2015.
  6. ↑ "Tennis Championships.". The Argus (Melbourne, Vic.: National Library of Australia). 24 November 1914. p. 4. Retrieved 22 January 2015.
  7. ↑ "The Australasian Championships.". The Referee (Sydney, NSW: National Library of Australia). 2 December 1914. p. 16. Retrieved 22 January 2015.

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