Ken Rollason

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]

Ken Rollason
Personal information
Full name Kenneth Neville Cumstie Rollason
Date of birth (1928-07-12)12 July 1928
Place of birth Ballarat, Victoria
Date of death 27 July 2017(2017-07-27) (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)
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1950.
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com

Family

The 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

Educated 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

Old Melburnians (VAFA)

In 1948, while playing for the Old Melburnians Football Club (OMFC) in the Victorian Amateur Football Association (VAFA), 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)

Although 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)

He 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

He died at the Frances Xavier Cabrini Hospital in Malvern, Victoria on 27 July 2017.[21]

Notes
  1. Holmesby & Main (2009), p.719.
  2. "Family Notices". The Argus. No. 25, 564. Victoria, Australia. 18 July 1928. p. 1.
  3. Woman's Page, The Argus, (Thursday, 3 May 1956), p.8.
  4. Melbourne Grammar School (photograph), The Australasian, (Saturday, 29 July 1944), p.22.
  5. 'Old Boy', "In School and Out: Public Schools Football: A Stirring Contest", The Australasian, (Saturday, 15 July 1944), pp.20, 28.
  6. Medal Winner, The West Australian, Friday, 13 August 1948), p.25.
  7. Refused £14 Week to Play in W.A., The (Launceston) Examiner, (Thursday, 19 August 1948), p.14.
  8. Cannon, Jack, "Umpires' Charges Not Sustained", The Argus, (Wednesday, 28 April 1948), p.16.
  9. Coleman Cleared to Essendon, The Argus, (14 April 1949), p.15.
  10. Demonwiki.
  11. Taylor, Percy, "Melbourne's Search may be Over: Rollason Shines in New Position", The Argus, (Monday, 10 April 1950), p.15.
  12. Rollason at Melbourne, The Sporting Globe, (Saturday, 15 April 1950), p.6.
  13. Rollason kicks Eleven Goals, The Argus, (Monday, 17 April 1950), p.16.
  14. Melbourne's New Star Forward, The Herald, (Tuesday, 25 April 1950), p.18.
  15. Demonwiki.
  16. Rollason Leaves, The Argus, (Friday, 11 August 1950), p.11.
  17. Big Test for New Teams, The Argus, (Saturday, 18 April 1953), p.12.
  18. What a Duel this will be!, The Argus, (Tuesday, 10 July 1956), p.15.
  19. Collegians' Bid to Change Amateur Lead, The Age, (Thursday, 18 July 1957), p.17.
  20. OMFC Team of the Century, "omfc.com.au.
  21. Lovett, Michael (ed.). AFL Record Season 2018. p. 1198. ISBN 9781865133430.

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