Relton Roberts
Relton Roberts | |||
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Personal information | |||
Date of birth | 1 March 1986 | ||
Original team(s) |
Euroa (GVFL) Arnhem Crows (KDFL) Wanderers (NTFL) NT Thunder (QAFL) | ||
Debut | 25 March 2010, Richmond vs. Carlton, at MCG | ||
Height | 176 cm (5 ft 9 in) | ||
Weight | 78 kg (172 lb) | ||
Playing career1 | |||
Years | Club | Games (Goals) | |
2010 | Richmond | 2 (0) | |
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 2010. | |||
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com |
Relton Roberts (born 1 March 1986) is a former professional Australian rules footballer who played for Richmond Football Club in the Australian Football League (AFL).
Born in Ngukurr, Northern Territory, Roberts played for a number of teams, including the Arnhem Crows in the Katherine District Football League (KDFL), Wanderers Football Club in the Darwin-based Northern Territory Football League (NTFL), NT Thunder in the Queensland Australian Football League (QAFL) and Euroa Football Club in the northern Victorian-based Goulburn Valley Football League (GVFL).
Roberts was drafted by Richmond in the third round of the 2010 Rookie Draft and made his senior AFL debut against Carlton in round 1 of the 2010 AFL season.[1] He would play only once more for Richmond, when he was knocked out[2] and after playing a handful of matches for Richmond's Victorian Football League (VFL) affiliate Coburg Football Club, where he was in trouble for breaking a night curfew and warned for eating a hamburger before a match,[2] Roberts returned to the Northern Territory, citing homesickness.
Roberts began the 2010/11 NTFL season with Wanderers but was dropped to their reserves side after some poor performances before making a return to the senior side late in the season.[2] Roberts was recruited for the 2012 season to Walla Walla Football Club in the southern New South Wales based Hume Football League.[3] In 2014, Roberts turned out for Ouyen United in the Mallee Football League in north-west Victoria.
References
- ^ Bourchier, Daniel (26 March 2010), "NT's Roberts has dream run on AFL debut", Northern Territory News
- ^ a b c Morris, G. "Former Richmond rookie Relton Roberts to light up Top End", Northern Territory News, 9 February 2011, p. 35.
- ^ McNichol, A. "We of the Walla Walla", The Sunday Age, 15 July 2012, p. 14 Sports supplement.
External links
- Relton Roberts's playing statistics from AFL Tables
- Use dmy dates from March 2011
- 1986 births
- Living people
- Richmond Football Club players
- Euroa Football Club players
- Wanderers Football Club players
- Coburg Football Club players
- Australian rules footballers from the Northern Territory
- Indigenous Australian players of Australian rules football
- Northern Territory Football Club players
- Southern Districts Football Club players