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Key Facts

Full name
Archibald Roberts

Known as
Archie Roberts

Born
16 July 1910

Died
6 June 1945 (aged 34)

Age at first & last AFL game
First game: 21y 352d
Last game: 27y 36d

Height and weight
Height: 183 cm
Weight: 84 kg

Senior clubs
Melbourne; Essendon

Jumper numbers
Melbourne: 6, 27
Essendon: 18

Recruited from
Melbourne (1937)

Archie Roberts

Advanced stats
ClubLeagueCareer spanGamesGoalsAvgWin %AKIAHBAMKBV
MelbourneV/AFL1932-19363600.0042%8.00—2.502
EssendonV/AFL19371200.0033%———0
V/AFL1932-19374800.0040%8.00—2.502
Total1932-19374800.0040%8.00—2.502

Pre 1965 stats are for selected matches only

AFL: 3,955th player to appear, 4,405th most games played, 11,119th most goals kickedMelbourne: 503rd player to appear, 425th most games played, 1,192nd most goals kickedEssendon: 511th player to appear, 670th most games played, 1,055th most goals kicked

A defender and half forward, Archie Roberts never quite managed to nail down a place in Melbourne’s seniors over the course of his 36 game stint with the club between 1932 and 1936. He did, however, play in reserves premiership-winning teams in 1932 and 1935.

The 1937 season saw him lining up for Essendon, where he added 12 VFL appearances, before rounding off his career in the VFA with Prahran, for whom he played 29 games over two seasons. Roberts later died as a Japanese prisoner of war.

Author - John Devaney

Sources

Full Points Publications

Footnotes

* Behinds calculated from the 1965 season on.
+ Score at the end of extra time.