Brian Roberts (Australian rules footballer)
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Brian Stanley Roberts is a former Australian rules football
player who played in the VFL between 1971 and 1975 for the Richmond Football Club
(as well as a short stint with South Melbourne
in 1975).
Roberts was known as "The Whale
" due to his enormous stature and played as a ruckman
.
In the 1976 pre-season he had a "disagreement" with coach Ian Stewart
and walked out on South Melbourne.
The Roberts family has connections with Dorchester, UK.
Australian rules football
Australian rules football, officially known as Australian football, also called football, Aussie rules or footy is a sport played between two teams of 22 players on either...
player who played in the VFL between 1971 and 1975 for the Richmond Football Club
Richmond Football Club
The Richmond Football Club, nicknamed The Tigers, is an Australian rules football club which competes in the Australian Football League. Richmond shares healthy rivalries with Carlton, Collingwood and Essendon. After winning five premierships between 1967 and 1980, the club hit the depths in 1990,...
(as well as a short stint with South Melbourne
Sydney Swans
The Sydney Swans Football Club is an Australian rules football club which plays in the Australian Football League . The club is based in Sydney, New South Wales. The club, founded in 1874, was known as the South Melbourne Football Club until it relocated to Sydney in 1982 to become the Sydney...
in 1975).
Roberts was known as "The Whale
Whale
Whale is the common name for various marine mammals of the order Cetacea. The term whale sometimes refers to all cetaceans, but more often it excludes dolphins and porpoises, which belong to suborder Odontoceti . This suborder also includes the sperm whale, killer whale, pilot whale, and beluga...
" due to his enormous stature and played as a ruckman
Ruckman (Australian rules football position)
In Australian rules football, a ruckman is typically a tall and athletic player who contests at centre bounces and stoppages . The ruckman is one of the most important players on the field...
.
In the 1976 pre-season he had a "disagreement" with coach Ian Stewart
Ian Stewart (Australian rules footballer)
Ian Harlow Stewart , son of Aldo Liberale Cervi and Anita Cervi who separated three years after his birth, is a former Australian rules footballer with Hobart in the Tasmanian Football League , and in the Victorian Football League with St Kilda and Richmond...
and walked out on South Melbourne.
The Roberts family has connections with Dorchester, UK.