Roy Rodda

Roy Albert Rodda (9 May 1910 – 10 February 1978) was an Australian rules footballer who played with Hawthorn in the Victorian Football League (VFL).[1]

Roy Rodda
Personal information
Full name Roy Albert Rodda
Date of birth (1910-05-09)9 May 1910
Place of birth Brunswick North, Victoria
Date of death 10 February 1978(1978-02-10) (aged 67)
Place of death Heidelberg, Victoria
Original team(s) Shepparton
Height 163 cm (5 ft 4 in)
Weight 65 kg (143 lb)
Playing career1
Years Club Games (Goals)
1933–35 Hawthorn 34 (31)
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1935.
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com

Rodda was recruited to Hawthorn from Shepparton where his father was a well known painter and decorator.[2]

Rodda later served in the Australian Army during World War II.[3]

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. 762. ISBN 978-1-921496-32-5.
  2. "Obituary: Mr Ernest Rodda". Shepparton Advertiser (Vic). 28 September 1948. p. 4. Retrieved 16 May 2021.
  3. "World War II Roll: RODDA, Roy Albert". Department of Veterans Affairs.
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