Roy West (footballer)

Roy West (31 March 1941 – 19 November 2011) was an Australian rules footballer for the Geelong Football Club in the Victorian Football League (VFL) during the 1960s.

Roy West
Personal information
Full name Roy West
Date of birth (1941-03-31)31 March 1941
Date of death 19 November 2011(2011-11-19) (aged 70)
Place of death Ballarat, Victoria
Original team(s) Great Western
Height 185 cm (6 ft 1 in)
Weight 81 kg (179 lb)
Position(s) Fullback
Playing career1
Years Club Games (Goals)
1961–64; 1966–67 Geelong 108 (1)
Representative team honours
Years Team Games (Goals)
1962–1963 Victoria 2 (0)
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1967.
2 State and international statistics correct as of 1963.
Career highlights
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com

West was a fullback and won the 1961 Carji Greeves Medal for Geelong's best and fairest player. He was a premiership player in 1963 and represented Victoria at interstate football.

Following a year-long battle with lung cancer, West died in a Ballarat hospital on 19 November 2011, aged 70.[1]

References

  1. Daffey, Paul (22 November 2011). "Vale Roy West". AFL BigPond Network. Retrieved 22 November 2011.


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