John Roberts
South Melbourne
AFL career
2 games0 goals
- Debut
- R8 1908 v ESS13 June 1908
- Most recent
- R9 1908 v COL20 June 1908
Stats
Bio
Hailing from Haddon in Victoria's goldfields region, John Roberts was a mature-age recruit who earned a late call-up to the VFL with South Melbourne. Already 27 years old by the time he made his senior debut in the middle of the 1908 season, he arrived at the Lake Oval with significant experience in country football rather than coming through the traditional metropolitan pathways. He was given a brief two-game trial in the Red and White guernsey but failed to cement a regular spot in the lineup. Roberts departed the league almost as quickly as he arrived, leaving a small footprint as a depth player during the club's 1908 campaign.
Profile
- Full name
- John T. Roberts
- Born
- 08 Feb 1881
- Died
- 10 Jan 1956 (aged 74y 336d)
- Birthplace
- Haddon, VIC
- Deathplace
- Melbourne, VIC
Teams
Bio
1 revisionHailing from Haddon in Victoria's goldfields region, John Roberts was a mature-age recruit who earned a late call-up to the VFL with South Melbourne. Already 27 years old by the time he made his senior debut in the middle of the 1908 season, he arrived at the Lake Oval with significant experience in country football rather than coming through the traditional metropolitan pathways. He was given a brief two-game trial in the Red and White guernsey but failed to cement a regular spot in the lineup. Roberts departed the league almost as quickly as he arrived, leaving a small footprint as a depth player during the club's 1908 campaign.