Percy Roberts (Australian footballer)
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Fullname
Percy Edward Roberts
Date of birth
20 September 1909
Place of birth
Nilma, Victoria
Date of death
3 August 1943 (aged 33)
| Percy Roberts | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal information | |||
| Full name | Percy Edward Roberts | ||
| Date of birth | 20 September 1909 | ||
| Place of birth | Nilma, Victoria | ||
| Date of death | 3 August 1943 (aged 33) | ||
| Place of death | Moulmein, British Burma | ||
| Original team(s) | Yarragon | ||
| Height | 182 cm (6 ft 0 in) | ||
| Playing career1 | |||
| Years | Club | Games (Goals) | |
| 1929–1932 | Fitzroy | 18 (1) | |
|
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1932. | |||
| Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com | |||
Percy Edward Roberts (20 September 1909 – 3 August 1943) was an Australian rules footballer who played with Fitzroy in the Victorian Football League (VFL).
Roberts came from Yarragon and made two appearances for Fitzroy as a 19-year-old defender early in the 1929 VFL season.[1][2][3] He then left to play for Mornington.[4] In the 1932 VFL season, Roberts returned to Fitzroy and played every game from rounds three to eighteen, a total of 16 appearances.[5][6] It would be his only season back at Fitzroy, he was granted a clearance to Ballan in 1933.[7]
