Bill Roach (footballer)

Charles Arthur "Bill" Roach (3 November 1925 – 3 February 2015)[1] was an Australian rules footballer who played with Richmond in the Victorian Football League (VFL).[2] Less than two months after playing for Richmond, Roach requested a clearance to Melbourne Football Club,[3] which was granted,[4] but he never played a league game for them.

Bill Roach
Personal information
Full name Charles Roach
Date of birth (1925-11-03)3 November 1925
Date of death 3 February 2015(2015-02-03) (aged 89)
Original team(s) Prahran
Height 175 cm (5 ft 9 in)
Weight 67 kg (148 lb)
Playing career1
Years Club Games (Goals)
1946 Richmond 1 (0)
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1946.
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com

He played for the Prahran Football Club in the Victorian Football Association, where he was a life member and chairman of selectors from 1965 to 1975.[5]

Family

Charles was married to his late wife of 64 years, Joyce and is survived by daughter Joanne, son Gary and grandchildren Jessica, Andrew, Samuel and Alice.

Notes
  1. "Herald Sun Tributes". 5 February 2015.
  2. Holmesby, Russell; Main, Jim (2014). The Encyclopedia of AFL Footballers: every AFL/VFL player since 1897 (10th ed.). Seaford, Victoria: BAS Publishing. p. 752. ISBN 978-1-921496-32-5.
  3. "League Clubs Train Lightly". The Argus. Melbourne, Vic.: National Library of Australia. 28 June 1946. p. 16. Retrieved 10 February 2016.
  4. "Savage and Carlton". The Age. Melbourne, Vic.: National Library of Australia. 4 July 1946. p. 5. Retrieved 10 February 2016.
  5. "News: Vale Don Butling". 20 February 2015.
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