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Key Facts

Full name
Thomas Roulent

Known as
Tom Roulent

Born
10 February 1918

Died
25 March 2005 (aged 87)

Age at first & last AFL game
First game: 21y 106d
Last game: 29y 194d

Height and weight
Height: 180 cm
Weight: 90 kg

Senior clubs
North Melbourne; South Melbourne

Jumper numbers
North Melbourne: 3
South Melbourne: 29

Recruited from
North Melbourne (1946)

Tom Roulent

Advanced stats
ClubLeagueCareer spanGamesGoalsAvgWin %AKIAHBAMKBV
North MelbourneV/AFL1939-1941, 1944-194577170.2248%———9
South MelbourneV/AFL1946-194729160.5545%———7
V/AFL1939-1941, 1944-1947106330.3147%———16
Total1939-1941, 1944-1947106330.3147%———16

AFL: 4,718th player to appear, 2,295th most games played, 2,806th most goals kickedNorth Melbourne: 256th player to appear, 179th most games played, 283rd most goals kickedSouth Melbourne: 645th player to appear, 486th most games played, 364th most goals kicked

Tom Roulent joined North Melbourne from North Melbourne CYMS in 1939 and he slotted more or less immediately into the side as a defender. From 1939 to 1941 and in 1944-5 he played 77 VFL games for the shinboners and scored 17 goals. A magnificent kick, during the war years he won a long kicking competition against American servicemen.

In 1946 Roulent crossed to South Melbourne where he showed his adaptability by playing in several different position. In two seasons with the southerners he made 29 senior appearances and kicked 16 goals. In 1949-50 he captain-coached Jeparit.

Author - John Devaney

Sources

Full Points Publications

Footnotes

* Behinds calculated from the 1965 season on.
+ Score at the end of extra time.