Roy "Tiger" Bence was an Australian rules football

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...

er who played 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...

 and St Kilda in the Victorian Football League

Australian Football League

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 (VFL).

Originally from Koroit

Koroit Football Club

The Koroit Football Club are an Australian rules football club which compete in the Hampden Football League.They are based in the Victorian town of Koroit and have played in the Hampden Football League since 1961.-Maskell Medallists:*Anthony Mahony 1996...

, Bence was a rover and occasional forward pocket

Forward pocket

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. He started his league career at South Melbourne but after only one season left for Brighton

Brighton Football Club

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. His second attempt at establishing himself in the VFL was more successful. He played nine seasons for St Kilda, before retiring at the age of 33.