Ken Rollason | Demonwiki (original) (raw)
DOB: 12 July <1928>
Died: 27 July <2017>
Debut: Round 2, 1949 against at
Last Game: Round 9, 1950 against South Melbourne at Lake Oval
From: Melbourne Grammar/Old Melburnians
Number: 26 (1948 Reserves), 27 (1949-1950)
Games: 11
Goals: 13
Career Statistics
| Wins | Draws | Losses | Winning % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 6 | 0 | 5 | 54.54 |
Recruited to play in the Seconds after being one of the best amateur players in the <1948> national carnival, Rollason was also sought by St Kilda and South Melbourne. Originally from Saints territory, he was finally able to join Melbourne for the <1949> season after residing in their area for three seasons.
He immediately impressed as a defender when he broke into the senior squad but soon found himself at the other end of the ground.
With the side struggling to find a full-forward during <1950> pre-season training, Rollason requested a trial in the position and booted ten and eleven goals over two practice matches. The following week he was opposed by gun full back Shane McGrath and still managed four. Selected to play as the spearhead in the Round 1 match against Carlton he kicked six in his sixth game and it appeared that the search for a star forward had come to an end. Rollason played for the VFL Seconds in a representative game that year.
The next week he booted another five, but was held goalless in the third game of the year and kicked just one in the fourth before being dropped. He returned for one more game, but late in the year went to England for a business trip and didn't play VFL football again.
In <1953> he played for Old Melburnians. He made the St. Kilda final list in <1954> but failed to play a game and at <1956> was back at Old Melburnians. He was named the full back in their Team of the Century.
His father Neville played five games for Geelong in <1921> and <1922>.
| Year | Games | Goals | Brownlow |
|---|---|---|---|
| <1949> | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| <1950> | 5 | 13 | 0 |
Notes
Shown as N. Rollason in <1950> representative team
Media
Argus - 28/04/1948
Football Record R1 1949
Argus - 09/03/1949
Argus - 27/05/1950
Argus - 12/07/1950
Argus - 11/08/1950
Age - 02/05/1953
Age - 12/04/1954
Argus - 05/05/1956
Links
Australian Football profile
Boyles Football Photos profile
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Old Melburnians FC
Wikipedia profile