Neil Roberts (Australian footballer)

Neil Roberts
Personal information
Birth	15 June 1933 (1933-06-15) (age 78)
Recruited from	Melbourne High School
Height and weight	185cm / 84.5kg
Playing career¹
Team(s)	St Kilda (1952–1962) 169 games, 40 goals
¹ Statistics to end of 2005 season
Career highlights
St Kilda Best and Fairest 1955, 1958 Brownlow Medallist 1958 Victorian state representative 11 times All Australian 1958

For the former North American soccer player from South Africa, see Neill Roberts.

Neil E. Roberts (born 15 June 1933) is a former Australian rules footballer in the VFL.

Roberts played with St Kilda on the forward line initially but later excelled as a centre half back, winning the Brownlow medal in 1958. Captained the side from 1959 to 1962 before retiring at 29 years of age and commencing a career in sports journalism. Inducted to the Saints inaugural Hall of Fame in 2003.

His son, Michael Roberts also played for the Saints and is now a sports broadcaster.

Neil Roberts was officer in charge of Mawson base, Antarctica 1971–1973. Now retired to farming.

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Preceded by Brian Gleeson	Brownlow Medallist 1958	Succeeded by Bob Skilton & Verdun Howell
Preceded by Brian Gleeson	St Kilda Football Club captain 1959–1962	Succeeded by Darrel Baldock

Brownlow Medal winners

1924: Greeves • 1925: Watson • 1926: Warne-Smith • 1927: Coventry • 1928: Warne-Smith • 1929: Collier • 1930: Judkins • 1931: Bunton • 1932: Bunton • 1933: Smallhorn • 1934: Reynolds • 1935: Bunton • 1936: Ryan • 1937: Reynolds • 1938: Reynolds • 1939: Whelan • 1940: Matthews, Fothergill • 1941: Ware • 1946: Cordner • 1947: Deacon • 1948: Morris • 1949: Clegg, Austen • 1950: Ruthven • 1951: Smith • 1952: Wright, Hutchison • 1953: Hutchison • 1954: Wright • 1955: Goldsmith • 1956: Box • 1957: Gleeson • 1958: Roberts • 1959: Skilton, Howell • 1960: Schultz • 1961: James • 1962 Lord • 1963: Skilton • 1964: Collis • 1965: Stewart • 1966: Stewart • 1967: Smith • 1968: Skilton • 1969: Murray • 1970: Bedford • 1971: Stewart • 1972: Thompson • 1973: Greig • 1974: Greig • 1975: Dempsey • 1976: Moss • 1977: Teasdale • 1978: Blight • 1979: Moore • 1980: Templeton • 1981: Quinlan, Round • 1982: Wilson • 1983: Glendinning • 1984: Moore • 1985: Hardie • 1986: DiPierdomenico, Williams • 1987: Lockett, Platten • 1988: Healy • 1989: Couch • 1990: Liberatore • 1991: Stynes • 1992: Wynd • 1993: Wanganeen • 1994: Williams • 1995: Kelly • 1996: Hird, Voss • 1997: Harvey • 1998: Harvey • 1999: Crawford • 2000: Woewodin • 2001: Akermanis • 2002: Black • 2003: Buckley, Ricciuto, Goodes • 2004: Judd • 2005: Cousins • 2006: Goodes • 2007: Bartel • 2008: Cooney • 2009: Ablett, Jr. • 2010: Judd • 2011: Swan

Trevor Barker Award • St Kilda Football Club Best and Fairest Winners

1914: Eicke • 1915: Eicke • 1918: Cazaly • 1919: Eicke • 1920: Cameron • 1921: Cubbins • 1922: Carr • 1923: Cubbins • 1928: Cubbins • 1929: Cubbins • 1930: Phillips • 1931: Neill • 1932: Mohr • 1933: Comte • 1934: Davis • 1935: Davis • 1936: Mohr • 1937: Davis • 1938: Lloyd • 1939: Fountain • 1940: Killigrew • 1941: Garvin • 1942: Walker • 1943: Walker • 1944: Walker • 1945: Bray • 1946: Rosewarne • 1947: Bray • 1948: Hancock • 1949: Ross • 1950: Phillips • 1951: Ross • 1952: Ross • 1953: Drinan • 1954: Foote • 1955: Roberts • 1956: Drinan • 1957: Gleeson • 1958: Roberts • 1959: Howell • 1960: Oswald • 1961: Oswald • 1962: Baldock • 1963: Baldock • 1964: Stewart • 1965: Baldock • 1966: Stewart • 1967: Smith • 1968: Ditterich • 1969: Murray • 1970: Griffiths • 1971: Smith • 1972: Trott • 1973: Neale • 1974: Elliott • 1975: Sarau • 1976: Barker • 1977: Sarau • 1978: Gellie • 1979: Dunne • 1980: Dunne • 1981: Barker • 1982: Kiel • 1983: Crow • 1984: Burns • 1985: Morwood • 1986: Burns • 1987: Lockett • 1988: Frawley • 1989: Winmar • 1990: Loewe • 1991: Lockett • 1992: Harvey • 1993: Burke • 1994: Harvey • 1995: Winmar • 1996: Burke • 1997: Harvey • 1998: Harvey • 1999: Burke • 2000: Thompson • 2001: Everitt • 2002: Riewoldt • 2003: Hayes • 2004: Riewoldt • 2005: Baker/Ball • 2006: Riewoldt • 2007: Riewoldt • 2008: Fisher • 2009: Riewoldt • 2010: Hayes • 2011: Fisher

Captains of the St Kilda Football Club

1897–1899: Shaw • 1900: Sandford • 1901: McKay/J. Smith • 1902: Rogan • 1903: Jackson/J. Smith • 1904: J. Smith • 1905: Barwick • 1906: J. Smith • 1907–1908: Wells • 1909: Barwick • 1910: Gravenall • 1911: Dangerfield • 1912: Morrissey • 1913: Lever • 1914: Lever/McNamara • 1915: Dangerfield • 1918: Lever • 1919: Eicke • 1920: Cazaly • 1921: Ricketts/Williams • 1922: Cubbins • 1923: McNamara • 1924: Eicke • 1925: Cubbins/Carr • 1926: Cubbins • 1927: Heinz/Manson • 1928: Manson/Cubbins • 1929–1930: Cubbins • 1931: Matthews • 1932: King • 1933: Deane/Hindson • 1934: Watson • 1935: Hindson • 1936: Perkins • 1937: Mohr • 1938–1939: Clarke • 1940: Lloyd • 1941: Knight • 1942–1943: Garvin • 1944: Kelly/Vontom • 1945: Vontom • 1946–1947: Hird • 1949–1950: Green • 1948: Bray • 1949–1950: Green • 1951–1953: Drinan • 1954–1955: Foote • 1956–1957: Drinan • 1958: Gleeson • 1959–1962: Roberts • 1963–1968: Baldock • 1969: Stewart • 1970–1972: R. Smith • 1973: Trott • 1974–1975: Lawrence • 1976–1977: Ditterich • 1978: Colling • 1979: Breen • 1980: Sidebottom • 1981: Jesaulenko/Duperouzel • 1982: Duperouzel • 1983–1986: Barker • 1987–1995: Frawley • 1996–1998: Burke/Loewe • 1999–2000: Burke • 2001–2002: Harvey • 2003: Hamill • 2004: Hayes • 2005: Riewoldt • 2006: Ball • 2007: Ball/Hayes/Riewoldt • 2008–: Riewoldt

v · Barry Lawrence \| Verdun Howell \| Kevin Neale

Trevor Barker \| Neil Roberts \| Daryl Griffiths

Midfielders Nicky Winmar \| Ian Stewart \| Lance Oswald

Forwards Stewart Loewe \| Darrel Baldock (Captain) \| Bill Mohr

Dave McNamara \| Tony Lockett \| Nathan Burke

Followers Carl Ditterich \| Robert Harvey \| Ross G. Smith

Interchange Barry Breen \| Alan Morrow \| Robert Murray \| Jim A. Ross

Coach Allan Jeans

Persondata
Name	Roberts, Neil
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Date of birth	15 June 1933
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Brownlow Medal winners
Trevor Barker Award winners
1933 births
Living people
St Kilda Football Club players
All-Australians
People educated at Melbourne High School (Victoria)
Australian rules footballers from Victoria

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