Roger Kerr (footballer)
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Roger Alan Kerr is a former Australian rules football
player and coach. He played 85 games with in the West Australian Football League
(WAFL) and in the South Australian National Football League
(SANFL), including the 1985 premiership, and later coach .
at age seven, where he played for the East Fremantle juniors. He made his senior WAFL debut in 1981, and played in the Sharks' 1985 premiership victory. In 1988, he moved to in the SANFL, where he spent one season as player and football manager, playing in the club's premiership victory over Glenelg. He returned to East Fremantle for the 1989 season, and retired at the end of the season.
Kerr coached the colts team for three years from 2002 to 2004, which included two premierships, before being appointed coach of for the 2008 season. He was sacked after round six of the 2009 season after Claremont lost their first five games.
, plays football for the West Coast Eagles
in the Australian Football League
(AFL), and his daughter, Samantha Kerr
, plays soccer for Perth Glory in the W-League
.
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 and coach. He played 85 games with in the West Australian Football League
West Australian Football League
The West Australian Football League is an Australian rules football league based in Perth, Western Australia. The WAFL is the second-most popular in the state, behind the nation-wide Australian Football League...
(WAFL) and in the South Australian National Football League
South Australian National Football League
The South Australian National Football League is an Australian rules football league based in the Australian state of South Australia. It is also the governing body for the sport of Australian rules football in South Australia....
(SANFL), including the 1985 premiership, and later coach .
Career
Kerr was born in Calcutta to an English metallurgist and his Indian wife, and moved to PerthPerth, Western Australia
Perth is the capital and largest city of the Australian state of Western Australia and the fourth most populous city in Australia. The Perth metropolitan area has an estimated population of almost 1,700,000....
at age seven, where he played for the East Fremantle juniors. He made his senior WAFL debut in 1981, and played in the Sharks' 1985 premiership victory. In 1988, he moved to in the SANFL, where he spent one season as player and football manager, playing in the club's premiership victory over Glenelg. He returned to East Fremantle for the 1989 season, and retired at the end of the season.
Kerr coached the colts team for three years from 2002 to 2004, which included two premierships, before being appointed coach of for the 2008 season. He was sacked after round six of the 2009 season after Claremont lost their first five games.
Family
His son, Daniel KerrDaniel Kerr
Daniel Matthew Kerr is an Australian rules footballer.Kerr was recruited from East Fremantle Football Club and made his AFL debut in 2001 with the West Coast Eagles. He is a hard-running midfielder who is a vital part of the midfield at the Eagles.-Background:Kerr is of Anglo-Indian descent...
, plays football for the West Coast Eagles
West Coast Eagles
The West Coast Eagles are an Australian rules football club which plays in the Australian Football League. The club is based in Perth, Western Australia. The club was founded in 1986 and played its first games in the 1987 season. Its current home ground is Subiaco Oval...
in the Australian Football League
Australian Football League
The Australian Football League is both the governing body and the major professional competition in the sport of Australian rules football...
(AFL), and his daughter, Samantha Kerr
Samantha Kerr
Samantha May Kerr is an Australian female football player currently playing for Australian W-League team Perth Glory...
, plays soccer for Perth Glory in the W-League
W-League
The USL W-League is a national women's soccer league in the United States on the 2nd level of women's soccer in the United States soccer pyramid, alongside the Women's Premier Soccer League and below Women's Professional Soccer....
.