Ralph Rogerson (born 24 February 1937) is a former
Australian rules football
Australian football, also called Australian rules football or Aussie rules, or more simply football or footy, is a contact sport played between two teams of 18 players on an oval field, often a modified cricket ground. Points are scored by k ...
er who played for
Fitzroy Fitzroy or FitzRoy may refer to:
People As a given name
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**FitzRoy Somerset, 1st Baron Raglan (1788–1855)
** Henry Charles FitzRoy Somerset, 8th Duke of Beau ...
in the
Victorian Football League (VFL) during the 1960s.
Rogerson started his career in the
South Australian National Football League, where he played with
North Adelaide. A key position forward, he represented South Australia at the
1958 Melbourne Carnival
The 1958 Melbourne Carnival was the 14th edition of the Australian National Football Carnival, an Australian rules football interstate competition. It was the last carnival to be hosted by the state of Victoria and was also known as the Centenary ...
. He then ventured to Western Australia and joined
East Perth and appeared in their losing 1961
West Australian National Football League
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Grand Final team.
His VFL stint began in 1964 and he took part in each of Fitzroy's 18 games that season, all of which they lost. He kicked 27 goals for the year, which was enough to top the Fitzroy goal-kicking. Rogerson replaced
Kevin Murray as captain in 1965 and had another good season with 24 goals. He continued as captain in 1966 until injury forced him to retire mid year.
He did however turn out for
Waverley later that season and participated in the 1966
Victorian Football Association Grand Final loss to Port Melbourne.
References
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*Holmesby, Russell and Main, Jim (2007). ''The Encyclopedia of AFL Footballers''. 7th ed. Melbourne: Bas Publishing.
1937 births
Living people
Fitzroy Football Club players
East Perth Football Club players
North Adelaide Football Club players
Waverley Football Club players
Australian rules footballers from South Australia
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