Rolland Fairley

Rolland Fairley (7 December 1904 – 10 June 1930) was an Australian rules footballer who played with South Melbourne and Hawthorn in the Victorian Football League (VFL).

Rolland Fairley
Personal information
Full name Rolland Fairley
Date of birth (1904-12-07)7 December 1904
Place of birth Shepparton, Victoria
Date of death 10 June 1930(1930-06-10) (aged 25)
Place of death Wallan, Victoria
Original team(s) South Melbourne Districts
Height 179 cm (5 ft 10 in)
Weight 80 kg (176 lb)
Position(s) Follower
Playing career1
Years Club Games (Goals)
1927–1928 South Melbourne 10 (3)
1928 Hawthorn 12 (1)
Total 22 (4)
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1928.
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com

Born in Shepparton to John Frederick Fairley and Helen Georgina McCracken, Rolland Fairley was educated at Shepparton High School.[1]

Arriving from South Melbourne Districts, Fairley played eight games for South Melbourne in the 1927 VFL season.[2] He appeared two more times for the club in 1928 but finished the season at Hawthorn, playing 12 games.[3] All his appearance with Hawthorn were losses.[3]

He returned to country football with Shepparton in 1929.[4]

Fairley was killed in a road accident at Wallan in 1930, en route to Shepparton. He had been changing a tyre on the side of the road when he was struck by another vehicle.[5]

References
  1. "SHEPPARTON HIGH SCHOOL PASSES". Shepparton Advertiser. Vic.: National Library of Australia. 31 January 1918. p. 3.
  2. Holmesby, Russell; Main, Jim (2007). The Encyclopedia Of AFL Footballers. BAS Publishing. ISBN 978-1-920910-78-5.
  3. AFL Tables: Rolland Fairley
  4. "FOOTBALL". The Argus. Melbourne, Vic.: National Library of Australia. 11 April 1929. p. 14.
  5. Kilmore Free Press,"Inquest", 31 July 1930, p. 2


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