Neil Roberts (Australian footballer)

Neil Roberts
Personal information
Date of birth	(1933-06-15) 15 June 1933
Original team	Melbourne High School
Height/Weight	185 cm / 84.5 kg
Playing career¹
Years	Club	Games (Goals)
1952–1962	St Kilda	169 (40)
¹ Playing statistics correct to end of 1962 season.
Career highlights
St Kilda Best and Fairest 1955, 1958 Brownlow Medallist 1958 Victorian state representative 11 times All Australian 1958

For the former North American soccer player from South Africa, see Neill Roberts.

Neil E. Roberts (born 15 June 1933) is a former Australian rules footballer in the Victorian Football League (VFL).

Life-size bronze statue of Neil Roberts outside Melbourne High School by sculptor Linda Klarfeld

Roberts played with St Kilda on the forward line initially but later excelled as a centre half back, winning the Brownlow Medal in 1958. Captained the side from 1959 to 1962 before retiring at 29 years of age and commencing a career in sports journalism. Inducted to the Saints inaugural Hall of Fame in 2003.

His son, Michael Roberts also played for the Saints and is now a sports broadcaster.

Neil Roberts was officer in charge of Mawson base, Antarctica 1971–1973. Now retired to farming.

References

Brownlow Medal winners

1924: Greeves
1925: C. Watson
1926: Warne-Smith
1927: Coventry
1928: Warne-Smith
1929: Collier
1930: Judkins
1931: Bunton
1932: Bunton
1933: Smallhorn
1934: Reynolds
1935: Bunton
1936: Ryan
1937: Reynolds
1938: Reynolds
1939: Whelan
1940: Matthews/Fothergill
1941: Ware
1946: Cordner
1947: Deacon
1948: Morris
1949: Clegg/Austen
1950: Ruthven
1951: B. Smith
1952: Wright/Hutchison
1953: Hutchison
1954: Wright
1955: Goldsmith
1956: Box
1957: Gleeson
1958: Roberts
1959: Skilton/Howell
1960: Schultz
1961: James
1962: Lord
1963: Skilton
1964: Collis
1965: Stewart
1966: Stewart
1967: R. Smith
1968: Skilton
1969: Murray
1970: Bedford
1971: Stewart
1972: Thompson
1973: Greig
1974: Greig
1975: Dempsey
1976: Moss
1977: Teasdale
1978: Blight
1979: Moore
1980: Templeton
1981: Quinlan/Round
1982: Wilson
1983: Glendinning
1984: Moore
1985: Hardie
1986: DiPierdomenico/Williams
1987: Lockett/Platten
1988: Healy
1989: Couch
1990: Liberatore
1991: Stynes
1992: Wynd
1993: Wanganeen
1994: Williams
1995: Kelly
1996: Hird/Voss
1997: Harvey
1998: Harvey
1999: Crawford
2000: Woewodin
2001: Akermanis
2002: Black
2003: Buckley/Ricciuto/Goodes
2004: Judd
2005: Cousins
2006: Goodes
2007: Bartel
2008: Cooney
2009: Ablett Jr.
2010: Judd
2011: Swan
2012: J. Watson
2013: Ablett Jr.
2014: Priddis

Trevor Barker Award • St Kilda Football Club Best and Fairest Winners

1914: Eicke
1915: Eicke
1918: Cazaly
1919: Eicke
1920: Cameron
1921: Cubbins
1922: Carr
1923: Cubbins
1928: Cubbins
1929: Cubbins
1930: Phillips
1931: Neill
1932: Mohr
1933: Comte
1934: Davis
1935: Davis
1936: Mohr
1937: Davis
1938: Lloyd
1939: Fountain
1940: Killigrew
1941: Garvin
1942: Walker
1943: Walker
1944: Walker
1945: Bray
1946: Rosewarne
1947: Bray
1948: Hancock
1949: Ross
1950: Phillips
1951: Ross
1952: Ross
1953: Drinan
1954: Foote
1955: Roberts
1956: Drinan
1957: Gleeson
1958: Roberts
1959: Howell
1960: Oswald
1961: Oswald
1962: Baldock
1963: Baldock
1964: Stewart
1965: Baldock
1966: Stewart
1967: Smith
1968: Ditterich
1969: Murray
1970: Griffiths
1971: Smith
1972: Trott
1973: Neale
1974: Elliott
1975: Sarau
1976: Barker
1977: Sarau
1978: Gellie
1979: Dunne
1980: Dunne
1981: Barker
1982: Kiel
1983: Crow
1984: Burns
1985: Morwood
1986: Burns
1987: Lockett
1988: Frawley
1989: Winmar
1990: Loewe
1991: Lockett
1992: Harvey
1993: Burke
1994: Harvey
1995: Winmar
1996: Burke
1997: Harvey
1998: Harvey
1999: Burke
2000: Thompson
2001: Everitt
2002: Riewoldt
2003: Hayes
2004: Riewoldt
2005: Baker/Ball
2006: Riewoldt
2007: Riewoldt
2008: Fisher
2009: Riewoldt
2010: Hayes
2011: Fisher
2012: Hayes
2013: Steven
2014: Riewoldt

Captains of the St Kilda Football Club

1897–1899: Shaw
1900: Sandford
1901: McKay
1901: J. Smith
1902: Hogan
1903: Jackson
1903–1904: J. Smith
1905: Barwick
1906: J. Smith
1907–1908: Wells
1909: Barwick
1910: Gravenall
1911: Dangerfield
1912: Morrissey
1913–1914: Lever
1914: McNamara
1915: Dangerfield
1918: Lever
1919: Eicke
1920: Cazaly
1921: Ricketts
1921: Williams
1922: Cubbins
1923: McNamara
1924: Eicke
1925: Cubbins
1925: Carr
1926: Cubbins
1927: Haines
1927–1928: Mason
1928–1930: Cubbins
1931: Matthews
1932: King
1933: Deane
1933: Hindson
1934: Watson
1935: Hindson
1936: Perkins
1937: Mohr
1938–1939: Clarke
1940: Lloyd
1941: Knight
1942–1943: Garvin
1944: Kelly
1944–1945: Vontom
1946–1947: Hird
1949–1950: Green
1948: Bray
1949–1950: Green
1951–1953: Drinan
1954–1955: Foote
1956–1957: Drinan
1958: Gleeson
1959–1962: Roberts
1963–1968: Baldock
1969: Stewart
1970–1972: R. Smith
1973: Trott
1974–1975: Lawrence
1976–1977: Ditterich
1978: Colling
1979: Breen
1980: Sidebottom
1981: Jesaulenko
1981–1982: Duperouzel
1983–1986: Barker
1987–1995: Frawley
1996–1998: Burke/Loewe
1999–2000: Burke
2001–2002: Harvey
2003: Hamill
2004: Hayes
2005: Riewoldt
2006: Ball
2007: Ball/Hayes/Riewoldt
2008–: Riewoldt

St Kilda Football Club · Team of the Century 1900–1999

Full-back	Barry Lawrence Verdun Howell Kevin Neale

Half-back	Trevor Barker Neil Roberts Daryl Griffiths

Centre	Nicky Winmar Ian Stewart Lance Oswald

Half-forward	Stewart Loewe Darrel Baldock (c) Bill Mohr

Full-forward	Dave McNamara Tony Lockett Nathan Burke

Ruck	Carl Ditterich Robert Harvey Ross Smith

Interchange	Barry Breen Alan Morrow Robert Murray Jim Ross

Coach	Allan Jeans

1958 All-Australian team

South Australia John Abley (Port Adelaide)

Tasmania Don Gale (Wynyard) Jim Ross (North Launceston) Stuart Spencer (Clarence)

Victoria (VFA) Barry Metcalfe (Mordialloc)

Victoria Owen Abrahams (Fitzroy) Allen Aylett (North Melbourne) Ron Barassi (Melbourne) Reg Burgess (Essendon) Jack Clarke (Essendon) Bob Davis (Geelong) (Captain) John Dugdale (North Melbourne) Kevin Murray (Fitzroy) Neil Roberts (St Kilda) Ted Whitten (Footscray)

Western Australia Jack Clarke (East Fremantle) Graham Farmer (East Perth) Alan Preen (East Fremantle) Norm Rogers (East Fremantle) Ray Sorrell (East Fremantle)