Roy Deller
North Melbourne and Footscray
AFL career
32 games6 goals
- Debut
- R1 1936 v ESS2 May 1936
- Most recent
- R14 1944 v FIT5 Aug 1944
Stats
Bio
Recruited from VFA powerhouse Williamstown, where he had developed from a Spotswood junior into a senior regular, Roy Deller arrived at North Melbourne in 1936 and immediately imposed himself as a dominant ruckman. Standing at a colossal 193cm—a giant stature for the era—he utilised his height to control stoppages and claimed the Rich Homsey Trophy as North's Best and Fairest in 1937, cementing his status as a top-tier talent. However, his career momentum was halted by a short-lived transfer to Footscray the following season where he managed just two senior appearances, followed by a significant hiatus due to the Second World War. Deller eventually returned to Arden Street for a final campaign in 1944, leaving a legacy as a club champion whose prime years were unfortunately fragmented by external circumstances.
Profile
- Born
- 21 Jan 1913
- Died
- 02 July 1988 (aged 75y 163d)
- Height
- 173 cm
- Weight
- 80 kg
Teams
Bio
1 revisionRecruited from VFA powerhouse Williamstown, where he had developed from a Spotswood junior into a senior regular, Roy Deller arrived at North Melbourne in 1936 and immediately imposed himself as a dominant ruckman. Standing at a colossal 193cm—a giant stature for the era—he utilised his height to control stoppages and claimed the Rich Homsey Trophy as North's Best and Fairest in 1937, cementing his status as a top-tier talent. However, his career momentum was halted by a short-lived transfer to Footscray the following season where he managed just two senior appearances, followed by a significant hiatus due to the Second World War. Deller eventually returned to Arden Street for a final campaign in 1944, leaving a legacy as a club champion whose prime years were unfortunately fragmented by external circumstances.