Les Roebuck

Australian rules footballer and tennis player

Australian rules footballer

Les Roebuck

Personal information
Full name|  Leslie Norman Roebuck
Date of birth|  (1885-11-10)10 November 1885
Place of birth|  Geelong, Victoria
Date of death|  18 May 1973(1973-05-18) (aged 87)
Place of death|  Surrey Hills, Victoria
Original team(s)|  Geelong West
Height|  168 cm (5 ft 6 in)
Weight|  57 kg (126 lb)
Playing career1
Years|  Club|  Games (Goals)
1905–1908|  Geelong|  35 (43)

1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1908.

Career highlights

* Geelong leading goalkicker: 1906

Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com

Leslie Norman "Les" Roebuck (10 November 1885 – 18 May 1973)[1] was an Australian rules footballer who played with Geelong in the Victorian Football League (VFL). He was also a leading tennis player.[2]

## VFL[edit]

Roebuck is on record as weighing only 57 kg, during his football career at Geelong, where he played for four seasons.[3]

Recruited from Geelong West, Roebuck was Geelong's leading goalkicker in the 1906 VFL season, with 21 goals.[3][4] His best goal tally in a game was five, which he got against Melbourne at Corio Oval in 1907.[5]

## Tennis[edit]

Roebuck played regularly on the tennis circuit and competed at the 1914 Australasian Championships. In the opening round he defeated W. C. Marsden, then conceded a second round walkover to two-time former champion Rodney Heath, who went on to make the semi-finals.[6][7]

## References[edit]

1. ^ "Les Roebuck – Player Bio". Australian Football. Retrieved 21 January 2015.
2. ^ "Lawn Tennis". Winner. Melbourne. 21 June 1916. p. 4. Retrieved 22 January 2015 - via National Library of Australia.
3. ^ a b Holmesby, Russell; Main, Jim (2007). The Encyclopedia Of AFL Footballers. BAS Publishing. ISBN 9781920910785.
4. ^ Lovett, Michael (2004). AFL 2004 – The Official Statistical History Of The AFL. AFL Publishing. ISBN 0-9580300-5-7.
5. ^ "Geelong v. Melbourne;". Geelong Advertiser. Victoria. 27 May 1907. p. 4. Retrieved 22 January 2015 - via National Library of Australia.
6. ^ "Tennis Championships". The Argus. Melbourne. 24 November 1914. p. 4. Retrieved 22 January 2015 - via National Library of Australia.
7. ^ "The Australasian Championships". The Referee. Sydney. 2 December 1914. p. 16. Retrieved 22 January 2015 - via National Library of Australia.

## External links[edit]

* Les Roebuck's playing statistics from AFL Tables

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AFL|

* 1897: James
* 1898: James
* 1899: James
* 1900: Lockwood
* 1901: Coles
* 1902: Woods
* 1903: Woods
* 1904: Woods
* 1905: Woods
* 1906: Roebuck
* 1907: Sherry
* 1908: Hardiman
* 1909: Martini
* 1910: Martini
* 1911: Martini
* 1912: Martini
* 1913: Martini
* 1914: Martini
* 1915: Brownlees
* 1917: Martini
* 1918: Martini
* 1919: Martini
* 1920: Rankin
* 1921: Rankin
* 1922: Rankin
* 1923: Rankin
* 1924: Hagger
* 1925: Hagger
* 1926: Hagger
* 1927: Hagger
* 1928: Chambers
* 1929: Plunkett
* 1930: Kuhlken
* 1931: Moloney
* 1932: Moloney
* 1933: Moloney
* 1934: Metherell
* 1935: Evans
* 1936: Metherell
* 1937: Metherell
* 1938: Helmer
* 1939: Glenister
* 1940: Grant
* 1941: White
* 1944: White
* 1945: V. Nankervis
* 1946: Renfrey
* 1947: White
* 1948: White
* 1949: White
* 1950: Goninon
* 1951: Goninon
* 1952: Goninon
* 1953: Goninon
* 1954: Flanagan
* 1955: Rayson
* 1956: Rayson
* 1957: Wooller
* 1958: Trezise
* 1959: Wooler
* 1960: Wooler
* 1961: Wade
* 1962: Wade
* 1963: Wade
* 1964: Wade
* 1965: Andrews
* 1966: Wade
* 1967: Wade
* 1968: Wade
* 1969: Wade
* 1970: Wade
* 1971: Wade
* 1972: Wade
* 1973: Clarke
* 1974: Sarah
* 1975: I. Nankveris/Donohue
* 1976: Donohue
* 1977: Donohue
* 1978: Donohue
* 1979: Clarke
* 1980: Bright
* 1981: Bright
* 1982: Turner
* 1983: Bright
* 1984: Jackson
* 1985: Ablett Sr.
* 1986: Ablett Sr.
* 1987: Lindner
* 1988: Ablett Sr.
* 1989: Ablett Sr.
* 1990: Ablett Sr.
* 1991: Brownless
* 1992: Brownless
* 1993: Ablett Sr.
* 1994: Ablett Sr.
* 1995: Ablett Sr.
* 1996: Ablett Sr.
* 1997: Burns
* 1998: Burns/Spinks
* 1999: Burns
* 2000: Burns/Mensch
* 2001: Burns/Graham
* 2002: Kingsley
* 2003: Kingsley
* 2004: Kingsley
* 2005: Kingsley
* 2006: Ablett Jr.
* 2007: Mooney
* 2008: Johnson
* 2009: Mooney
* 2010: Johnson
* 2011: Podsiadly
* 2012: Hawkins
* 2013: Hawkins
* 2014: Hawkins
* 2015: Hawkins
* 2016: Hawkins
* 2017: Hawkins
* 2018: Hawkins
* 2019: Hawkins
* 2020: Hawkins
* 2021: Hawkins
* 2022: Hawkins
* 2023: Cameron

AFL Women's|

* 2019: Clifford
* 2020: Cranston
* 2021: Cranston
* 2022 (S6): McWilliams
* 2022 (S7): Scheer
* 2023: Scheer

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