Bert Rogers
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| Bert Rogers | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal information | |||
| Full name | Albert Edward Winter Rogers | ||
| Date of birth | 17 December 1916 | ||
| Place of birth | Donald, Victoria | ||
| Date of death | 4 May 1980 (aged 63) | ||
| Place of death | Frankston, Victoria | ||
| Original team(s) | Canterbury / Korong Vale / Beulah | ||
| Height | 182 cm (6 ft 0 in) | ||
| Weight | 91 kg (201 lb) | ||
| Playing career1 | |||
| Years | Club | Games (Goals) | |
| 1943–1946 | Hawthorn | 30 (17) | |
| 1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1946. | |||
| Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com | |||
Albert Edward Winter Rogers (17 December 1916 – 4 May 1980) was an Australian rules footballer who played for the Hawthorn Football Club in the Victorian Football League (VFL).[1]
Family[edit]
The son of Albert Edward Rogers, and May Teresa Rogers (1885-1980), née Murphy,[2] Albert Edward Winter Rogers was born at Donald, Victoria on 17 December 1916.
He married Veronica Lilian Bombardier (1903-) in 1939.
Football[edit]
- "A real stalwart ruckman. [Bert Rogers] can take the hard knocks, and gives great protection to the smaller men. Is very consistent in his play, although not spectacular. Joined Hawthorn in 1943".[3]
Recruited from the Beulah Football Club in the Southern Mallee Football League.[4][5]
Notes[edit]
- ^ Holmesby & Main (2014), p.763.
- ^ Deaths: Rogers, The Canberra Times, (Friday, 27 June 1980), p.16.
- ^ Part of the background information notes on the Hawthorn "stars" that were to play in a match against the Vehicle Park Australian Rules Team, winners of the local district's army premiership, at Albury on 15 September 1945: The Border Morning Mail, (Friday, 14 September 1945), p.5; Hawthorn won the match 31.7 (193) to Vehicle Park's 19.14 (128), with Jim Bohan kicking 20 goals.
- ^ Football: League Permits, The Age, (Thursday, 27 May 1943), p.4.
- ^ Beulah Football Team, Premiers of Southern Mallee League, The Weekly Times, (Wednesday, 15 October 1947), p.7.
References[edit]
- Holmesby, Russell; Main, Jim (2014). The Encyclopedia of AFL Footballers: every AFL/VFL player since 1897 (10th ed.). Seaford, Victoria: BAS Publishing. ISBN 978-1-921496-32-5.
- Football: Hawthorn Player Exonerated, The Age, (Wednesday, 2 August 1944), p.5.
- Application for the transfer of the license for the Farmers Union Hotel, at Beulah, Victoria to Albert Edward Winter Rogers: Victuallers' Licenses, The Argus, (Saturday, 27 July 1946), p.28.
- Application for the transfer of the license for the Junction Hotel, at Branxholme, Victoria to Albert Edward Winter Rogers: Victuallers' Licenses, The Argus, (Saturday, 25 August 1956), p.27.
External links[edit]
- Bert Rogers's playing statistics from AFL Tables
- Bert Rogers at AustralianFootball.com
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