Kenneth Neville Cumstie Rollason (12 July 1928 – 27 July 2017) was an Australian rules footballer who played with Melbourne in the Victorian Football League (VFL).[1]
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| Personal information | |||
| Full name | Kenneth Neville Cumstie Rollason | ||
| Date of birth | 12 July 1928 | ||
| Place of birth | Ballarat, Victoria | ||
| Date of death | 27 July 2017 (aged 89) | ||
| Place of death | Malvern, Victoria | ||
| Original team(s) | Old Melburnians Football Club | ||
| Height | 193 cm (6 ft 4 in) | ||
| Weight | 81 kg (179 lb) | ||
| Playing career1 | |||
| Years | Club | Games (Goals) | |
| 1949–50 | Melbourne | 11 (13) | |
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1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1950. | |||
| Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com | |||
Family
editThe second son of Geelong player Neville Rollason (1895-1976) and Mary Agnes (Maisie) Cumstie (1891-1958), Kenneth Rollason was born on 12 July 1928 at Ballarat, Victoria.[2]
He married Valma Janet Johnson (1931-) on 2 May 1956.[3]
Education
editEducated at Melbourne Grammar School, and already a tall lad,[4] he played his first match for the school's First XVIII at the age of 14.[5]
Football
editOld Melburnians (VAFA)
editIn 1948, while playing for the Old Melburnians Football Club (OMFC) in the Victorian Amateur Football Association (VAFA)[broken anchor], he was selected in the Victorian team that played in Western Australia in the Third Amateur Football Carnival. Playing at full-back, he won the Grosvenor Medal, awarded to the Carnival's best and fairest player.[6][7]
Melbourne (VFL)
editAlthough he was originally "residentially bound to St Kilda",[8] he was cleared to Melbourne from Old Melburnians on 13 April 1949,[9] having resided in Melbourne's allotted territory for three years.[10]
He played in 11 senior games for Melbourne (kicking 13 goals) over two seasons (1949 and 1950).[11][12][13][14]
He left Melbourne halfway through the 1950 season when he made a business trip to England.[15][16]
Old Melburnians (VAFA)
editHe returned to Old Melburnians in 1953,[17] and was still playing for them in 1957.[18][19] He was selected at full-back in the Old Melburnians Football Club's "Team of the Century".[20]
Death
editHe died at the Frances Xavier Cabrini Hospital in Malvern, Victoria on 27 July 2017.[21]
Notes
edit- ^ Holmesby & Main (2009), p.719.
- ^ "Family Notices". The Argus. No. 25, 564. Victoria, Australia. 18 July 1928. p. 1.
- ^ Woman's Page, The Argus, (Thursday, 3 May 1956), p.8.
- ^ Melbourne Grammar School (photograph), The Australasian, (Saturday, 29 July 1944), p.22.
- ^ 'Old Boy', "In School and Out: Public Schools Football: A Stirring Contest", The Australasian, (Saturday, 15 July 1944), pp.20, 28.
- ^ Medal Winner, The West Australian, Friday, 13 August 1948), p.25.
- ^ Refused £14 Week to Play in W.A., The (Launceston) Examiner, (Thursday, 19 August 1948), p.14.
- ^ Cannon, Jack, "Umpires' Charges Not Sustained", The Argus, (Wednesday, 28 April 1948), p.16.
- ^ Coleman Cleared to Essendon, The Argus, (14 April 1949), p.15.
- ^ Demonwiki.
- ^ Taylor, Percy, "Melbourne's Search may be Over: Rollason Shines in New Position", The Argus, (Monday, 10 April 1950), p.15.
- ^ Rollason at Melbourne, The Sporting Globe, (Saturday, 15 April 1950), p.6.
- ^ Rollason kicks Eleven Goals, The Argus, (Monday, 17 April 1950), p.16.
- ^ Melbourne's New Star Forward, The Herald, (Tuesday, 25 April 1950), p.18.
- ^ Demonwiki.
- ^ Rollason Leaves, The Argus, (Friday, 11 August 1950), p.11.
- ^ Big Test for New Teams, The Argus, (Saturday, 18 April 1953), p.12.
- ^ What a Duel this will be!, The Argus, (Tuesday, 10 July 1956), p.15.
- ^ Collegians' Bid to Change Amateur Lead, The Age, (Thursday, 18 July 1957), p.17.
- ^ OMFC Team of the Century, "omfc.com.au.
- ^ Lovett, Michael (ed.). AFL Record Season 2018. p. 1198. ISBN 9781865133430.
References
edit- Holmesby, Russell; Main, Jim (2009). The Encyclopedia of AFL Footballers: every AFL/VFL player since 1897 (8th ed.). Seaford, Victoria: BAS Publishing. ISBN 978-1-921496-00-4.
- Photograph, The Age, (Thursday, 18 August 1949), p.5.
External links
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- Ken Rollason's playing statistics from AFL Tables
- Ken Rollason at AustralianFootball.com
- Ken Rollason, at Demonwiki.