Tom Roulent

Thomas Joseph "Tom" Roulent (10 February 1918 – 25 March 2005) was a former Australian rules footballer who played with North Melbourne and South Melbourne in the Victorian Football League (VFL).[2]

Tom Roulent
Personal information
Full name Thomas Joseph Roulent
Date of birth (1918-02-10)10 February 1918
Place of birth Melbourne, Victoria[1]
Date of death 25 March 2005(2005-03-25) (aged 87)
Original team(s) North Melbourne CYMS
Height 180 cm (5 ft 11 in)
Weight 90 kg (198 lb)
Position(s) Defence
Playing career1
Years Club Games (Goals)
1939–40, 1944–45 North Melbourne 077 (17)
1946–47 South Melbourne 029 (16)
Total 106 (33)
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1947.
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com

In June, 1947, Roulent was appointed as coach of Border United in Corowa, NSW that played in the Ovens and Murray Football League.[3]

South Melbourne refused to clear Roulent to the Border United FC and he played out the 1947 VFL season at the Lakeside Oval.[4]

Roulent was appointed as coach of the Jeparit Football Club in 1948[5] and coached them again in 1949 too.[6]

References
  1. "World War Two Nominal Roll". Government of Australia. Retrieved 10 May 2015.
  2. Holmesby, Russell; Main, Jim (2014). The Encyclopedia of AFL Footballers: every AFL/VFL player since 1897 (10th ed.). Seaford, Victoria: BAS Publishing. p. 770. ISBN 978-1-921496-32-5.
  3. "1947 - Border United - Appoint coach". Trove Newspapers. The Argus. Retrieved 12 April 2020.
  4. "1947 - Roulent's clearance refused". Trove Newspapers. The Argus. Retrieved 12 April 2020.
  5. "1948 - Jeparit's Coach". Trove Newspapers. The Horsham Times. Retrieved 12 April 2020.
  6. "1948 - Roulent Re-appointed". Trove Newspapers. The Horsham Times. Retrieved 12 April 2020.


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