Roy Rodda
Appearance
Roy Rodda | |||
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Personal information | |||
Full name | Roy Albert Rodda | ||
Date of birth | 9 May 1910 | ||
Place of birth | Brunswick North, Victoria | ||
Date of death | 10 February 1978 | (aged 67)||
Place of death | Heidelberg, Victoria | ||
Original team(s) | Shepparton | ||
Height | 163 cm (5 ft 4 in) | ||
Weight | 65 kg (143 lb) | ||
Playing career1 | |||
Years | Club | Games (Goals) | |
1933–35 | Hawthorn | 34 (31) | |
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1935. | |||
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com |
Roy Albert Rodda (9 May 1910 – 10 February 1978) was an Australian rules footballer who played with Hawthorn in the Victorian Football League (VFL).[1]
Rodda was recruited to Hawthorn from Shepparton where his father was a well known painter and decorator.[2]
Rodda later served in the Australian Army during World War II.[3]
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. 762. ISBN 978-1-921496-32-5.
- ^ "Obituary: Mr Ernest Rodda". Shepparton Advertiser (Vic). 28 September 1948. p. 4. Retrieved 16 May 2021.
- ^ "World War II Roll: RODDA, Roy Albert". Department of Veterans Affairs.
External links
[edit]- Roy Rodda's playing statistics from AFL Tables
- Roy Rodda at AustralianFootball.com