ROBERTS, Bill

Bill Roberts was a hafl back and half-forward flanker from Nhill.

He played 12 games for Essendon, mostly in late 1931.

He played for Warrnambool for several years then joined Horsham in 1939 and played in a premiership that year. He transferred to Stawell the following year and played in another premiership.

He enlisted in the RAAF in 1941 and served in England before being discharged as medically unfit. Although he recovered, he felt unable to resume playing so he accepted a position as non-playing coach of Horsham in 1946. He settled in Horsham and was the district supervisor of the Prudential Insurance Company.

Bill Roberts died on 8th December, 1973.