Tom Roulent
Personal information
Full name Thomas Joseph Roulent
Date of birth (1918-02-10)10 February 1918
Place of birth West Melbourne, Victoria
Date of death 25 March 2005(2005-03-25) (aged 87)
Original team(s) North Melbourne CYMS
Height 180 cm (5 ft 11 in)
Weight 90 kg (198 lb)
Position(s) Defence
Playing career1
Years Club Games (Goals)
1939–40, 1944–45 North Melbourne 077 (17)
1946–47 South Melbourne 029 (16)
Total 106 (33)
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1947.
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com

Thomas Joseph Roulent (10 February 1918 – 25 March 2005) was an Australian rules footballer who played with North Melbourne and South Melbourne in the Victorian Football League (VFL).[1]

Roulent's career with North Melbourne was interrupted by his service in the Australian Army during World War II.[2] In 1946 he moved to South Melbourne.

In June 1947, Roulent was appointed as coach of Border United in Corowa, NSW that played in the Ovens and Murray Football League[3] but South Melbourne refused to clear Roulent and he played out the 1947 VFL season at the Lakeside Oval.[4]

Roulent was appointed as coach of the Jeparit Football Club from 1948[5] and he continued coached them through 1950.[6]

Roulent was captain-coach of Griffith Football Club from 1952 to 1954[7] and coached them to the 1952 South West Football League (New South Wales) premiership.[8][9][10]

Roulet's grandfather, Steven Roulet played with North Melbourne too.[11]

References

  1. ↑ Holmesby, Russell; Main, Jim (2014). The Encyclopedia of AFL Footballers: every AFL/VFL player since 1897 (10th ed.). Seaford, Victoria: BAS Publishing. p. 770. ISBN 978-1-921496-32-5.
  2. ↑ "World War Two Nominal Roll". Government of Australia. Retrieved 10 May 2015.
  3. ↑ "1947 - Border United - Appoint coach". The Argus. 25 June 1947. p. 30. Retrieved 12 April 2020 – via Trove Newspapers.
  4. ↑ "1947 - Roulent's clearance refused". The Argus. 4 July 1947. p. 15. Retrieved 12 April 2020 – via Trove Newspapers.
  5. ↑ "1948 - Jeparit's Coach". The Horsham Times. 5 March 1948. p. 8. Retrieved 12 April 2020 – via Trove Newspapers.
  6. ↑ "1948 - Roulent Re-appointed". The Horsham Times. 28 September 1948. p. 4. Retrieved 12 April 2020 – via Trove Newspapers.
  7. ↑ "Griffith FNC Coaches List". Swans on Screen. Griffith Football Club. Retrieved 6 January 2023.
  8. ↑ "1952 - Griffith wins grand final". The Murrumbidgee Irrigator (Leeton, NSW). 19 August 1952. p. 2. Retrieved 31 December 2022.
  9. ↑ "1952 - Griffith FNC History". Swans on Screen. Griffith FNC. Retrieved 31 December 2022.
  10. ↑ "1950 - Tom Roulent Gives Football Lesson". The Horsham Times (Vic). 30 May 1950. p. 3. Retrieved 6 January 2023.
  11. ↑ "1951 - North's Loss". The Herald (Melbourne, Vic). 17 May 1951. p. 16. Retrieved 6 January 2023.


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