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Key Facts

Full name
Walter Roach

Known as
Wally Roach

Born
20 December 1885

Died
6 May 1971 (aged 85)

Age at first & last AFL game
First game: 21y 128d
Last game: 24y 229d

Senior clubs
South Melbourne; Essendon; St. Kilda

Recruited from
South Melbourne (1909); Essendon (1910)

Wally Roach

Advanced stats
ClubLeagueCareer spanGamesGoalsAvgWin %AKIAHBAMKBV
South MelbourneV/AFL1907100.000%———0
EssendonV/AFL1909400.000%———0
St. KildaV/AFL1910600.000%———0
V/AFL1907, 1909-19101100.000%———0
Total1907, 1909-19101100.000%———0

AFL: 1,256th player to appear, 7,956th most games played, 10,236th most goals kickedSouth Melbourne: 191st player to appear, 1,340th most games played, 1,118th most goals kickedEssendon: 191st player to appear, 901st most games played, 939th most goals kickedSt. Kilda: 330th player to appear, 1,003rd most games played, 1,275th most goals kicked

Footnotes

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