Tom_Roulent

Tom Roulent

Tom Roulent

Australian rules footballer, born 1918

Thomas Joseph Roulent (10 February 1918 – 25 March 2005) was an Australian rules footballer who played with North Melbourne and South Melbourne in the Victorian Football League (VFL).[1]

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Roulent's career with North Melbourne was interrupted by his service in the Australian Army during World War II.[2] In 1946 he moved to South Melbourne.

In June 1947, Roulent was appointed as coach of Border United in Corowa, NSW that played in the Ovens and Murray Football League[3] but South Melbourne refused to clear Roulent and he played out the 1947 VFL season at the Lakeside Oval.[4]

Roulent was appointed as coach of the Jeparit Football Club from 1948[5] and he continued coached them through 1950.[6]

Roulent was captain-coach of Griffith Football Club from 1952 to 1954[7] and coached them to the 1952 South West Football League (New South Wales) premiership.[8][9][10]

Roulet's grandfather, Steven Roulet played with North Melbourne too.[11]

References

  1. [1]
    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.
  2. [2]
    "World War Two Nominal Roll". Government of Australia. Retrieved 10 May 2015.
  3. [3]
    "1947 - Border United - Appoint coach". The Argus. 25 June 1947. p. 30. Retrieved 12 April 2020 – via Trove Newspapers.
  4. [4]
    "1947 - Roulent's clearance refused". The Argus. 4 July 1947. p. 15. Retrieved 12 April 2020 – via Trove Newspapers.
  5. [5]
    "1948 - Jeparit's Coach". The Horsham Times. 5 March 1948. p. 8. Retrieved 12 April 2020 – via Trove Newspapers.
  6. [6]
    "1948 - Roulent Re-appointed". The Horsham Times. 28 September 1948. p. 4. Retrieved 12 April 2020 – via Trove Newspapers.
  7. [7]
    "Griffith FNC Coaches List". Swans on Screen. Griffith Football Club. Retrieved 6 January 2023.
  8. [8]
    "1952 - Griffith wins grand final". The Murrumbidgee Irrigator (Leeton, NSW). 19 August 1952. p. 2. Retrieved 31 December 2022.
  9. [9]
    "1952 - Griffith FNC History". Swans on Screen. Griffith FNC. Retrieved 31 December 2022.
  10. [10]
    "1950 - Tom Roulent Gives Football Lesson". The Horsham Times (Vic). 30 May 1950. p. 3. Retrieved 6 January 2023.
  11. [11]
    "1951 - North's Loss". The Herald (Melbourne, Vic). 17 May 1951. p. 16. Retrieved 6 January 2023.


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