Kevin Rohleder

Kevin Stanley Rohleder (7 April 1920 – 14 August 1983) was an Australian rules footballer who had played with St Kilda in the Victorian Football League (VFL).[1] His brother, Noel Rohleder, played one game for South Melbourne.

Kevin Rohleder
Personal information
Full name Kevin Stanley Rohleder
Date of birth (1920-04-07)7 April 1920
Place of birth Carlton, Victoria
Date of death 14 August 1983(1983-08-14) (aged 63)
Place of death Footscray, Victoria
Original team(s) Altona
Height 178 cm (5 ft 10 in)
Weight 64 kg (141 lb)
Playing career1
Years Club Games (Goals)
1941 Williamstown (VFA) 1 (0)
1943 St Kilda 5 (0)
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1943.
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com

The son of Veronica Harriet Stanley (1899–1970), Kevin Stanley was born at Carlton, Victoria on 7 April 1920. He later took the surname Rohleder after his mother married Walter John Rohleder (1897–1982) in 1923.

Having initially come to attention playing with Altona, Rohleder transferred to Williamstown in 1941 but played only a single game against Port Melbourne[2] before being dropped back to the seconds. In mid 1942 Rohleder enlisted in the Australian Army, where he served until the end of World War II.[3]

In May 1943, while serving in Melbourne, Rohleder gained a permit to play with St Kilda.[4] He played five games for St Kilda that season before the Army transferred him to Queensland, where he played both Australian Rules Football and Rugby League.[5]

Notes
  1. Holmesby, Russell; Main, Jim (2014). The Encyclopedia of AFL Footballers: every AFL/VFL player since 1897 (10th ed.). Seaford, Victoria: BAS Publishing. p. 764. ISBN 978-1-921496-32-5.
  2. "WILLIAMSTOWN FADE OUT". Sporting Globe. No. 1965. Victoria, Australia. 19 April 1941. p. 4.
  3. "World War II Roll: ROHLEDER, Kevin Stanley". Department of Veterans Affairs.
  4. "STRICTER CONTROL OF UMPIRES". The Argus. No. 30, 169. Victoria, Australia. 6 May 1943. p. 9.
  5. "St. Kilda Man's Double". Sporting Globe. No. 2316. Victoria, Australia. 2 September 1944. p. 3.
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