Roy McKay was an Australian rules football

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er who played for Footscray

Western Bulldogs

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 in the Victorian Football League

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 (VFL) during the early 1930s.

McKay, who came to Footscray from Williamstown

Williamstown Football Club

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, was a durable utility who rarely missed a game. He was used mostly as a defender and twice represented the VFL at interstate football.

After bringing up his 100th league game in 1935, McKay joined Brunswick

Brunswick Football Club

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 as captain-coach, a position he remained in until retiring in 1940. He was the centre half back and captain-coach of Brunswick's 1938 premiership team, with a 33 point victory over Brighton

Brighton Football Club

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. The previous season, and again in 1939, McKay steered Brunswick to Grand Finals but finished on the losing side on both occasions.