Albert Tasman Roberts (18 August 1901 – 9 April 1942) was an Australian rules footballer who played with St Kilda and Fitzroy in the Victorian Football League (VFL).[1][2]
| Tasman Roberts | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal information | |||
| Full name | Albert Tasman Roberts | ||
| Date of birth | 18 August 1901 | ||
| Place of birth | Albert Park, Victoria | ||
| Date of death | 9 April 1942 (aged 40) | ||
| Place of death | Rabaul, Territory of New Guinea | ||
| Original team(s) | Prahran | ||
| Position(s) | Ruck / forward pocket | ||
| Playing career1 | |||
| Years | Club | Games (Goals) | |
| 1925–27 | St Kilda | 41 (22) | |
| 1928 | Fitzroy | 17 (10) | |
| Total | 58 (32) | ||
|
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1928. | |||
| Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com | |||
Originally recruited from Prahran in the Victorian Football Association,[3] he returned to the VFA to play for Yarraville Football Club in 1929.[4] In July 1930 Roberts and a Yarraville team-mate, Peter Hannan, were involved in a car accident, in which Roberts fractured his skull.[5][6]
In 1940, using his given name, his mother's maiden name and a false date of birth, Roberts enlisted in the 2/22nd Infantry Battalion as Albert Lyons.[7] In April 1941 his battalion embarked to Rabaul, Territory of New Guinea. He was captured as a prisoner of war during the Battle of Rabaul in January 1942. In October 1945 he was recorded as having died on 9 April 1942 from inanition cachexia (starvation).[8]
See also edit
Notes edit
- ^ Holmesby, Russell; Main, Jim (2014). The Encyclopedia of AFL Footballers: every AFL/VFL player since 1897 (10th ed.). Seaford, Victoria: BAS Publishing. p. 754. ISBN 978-1-921496-32-5.
- ^ League Permits Granted, The Argus, (Thursday, 19 April 1928, p.4: "T. H. Roberts, St. Kilda to Fitzroy".
- ^ Football, The Argus, (Thursday, 7 May 1925), p.5.
- ^ Football: Fitzroy Training List, The Age, (Tuesday, 23 April 1929), p.12; Yarraville Association Team, 1929, The (Melbourne) Weekly Times, (Saturday, 3 August 1929), p.39; Football Teams: Yarraville, The Australasian, (Saturday, 24 August 1919), p.76.
- ^ "ASSOCIATION". The Age. No. 23496. Victoria, Australia. 30 July 1930. p. 8. Retrieved 12 December 2017 – via National Library of Australia.
- ^ Serious Motor Accident, The Frankston and Somerville Standard, (Saturday,2 August 1930), p.5.
- ^ "World War Two Service, Veteran Details".
- ^ "Service and Casualty Form".
External links edit
- Tasman Roberts at AustralianFootball.com
- Tasman Roberts's playing statistics from AFL Tables
- Tasman Roberts's playing statistics from The VFA Project
- Boyles Football Photos: Tasman Roberts
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