Roy West (footballer)
Roy West (31 March 1941 – 19 November 2011) was an Australian rules footballer for the Geelong Football Club in the Victorian Football League (VFL) during the 1960s.
| Roy West | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal information | |||
| Full name | Roy West | ||
| Date of birth | 31 March 1941 | ||
| Date of death | 19 November 2011 (aged 70) | ||
| Place of death | Ballarat, Victoria | ||
| Original team(s) | Great Western | ||
| Height | 185 cm (6 ft 1 in) | ||
| Weight | 81 kg (179 lb) | ||
| Position(s) | Fullback | ||
| Playing career1 | |||
| Years | Club | Games (Goals) | |
| 1961–64; 1966–67 | Geelong | 108 (1) | |
| Representative team honours | |||
| Years | Team | Games (Goals) | |
| 1962–1963 | Victoria | 2 (0) | |
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1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1967. 2 State and international statistics correct as of 1963. | |||
| Career highlights | |||
| Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com | |||
West was a fullback and won the 1961 Carji Greeves Medal for Geelong's best and fairest player.
On 6 July 1963 he was a member of the Geelong team that were comprehensively and unexpectedly beaten by Fitzroy, 9.13 (67) to 3.13 (31) in the 1963 Miracle Match. He was a premiership player in 1963 and represented Victoria at interstate football.
Following a year-long battle with lung cancer, West died in a Ballarat hospital on 19 November 2011, aged 70.[1]
See also
References
- Daffey, Paul (22 November 2011). "Vale Roy West". AFL BigPond Network. Archived from the original on 25 November 2011. Retrieved 22 November 2011.
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