Keith John Rosewarne (18 July 1924 – 23 May 2008) was an Australian rules footballer in the VFL.
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| Personal information | |||
| Full name | Keith John Rosewarne | ||
| Date of birth | 18 July 1924 | ||
| Place of birth | Windsor, Victoria | ||
| Date of death | 23 May 2008 (aged 83) | ||
| Place of death | Dandenong North, Victoria | ||
| Original team(s) | St Kilda Thirds | ||
| Playing career1 | |||
| Years | Club | Games (Goals) | |
| 1946–1951 | St Kilda | 92 (151) | |
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1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1951. | |||
| Career highlights | |||
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| Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com | |||
Family
editThe son of Raymond Edgar Rosewarne (1898–1984), and Ruby Beatrice Pearl Rosewarne (1900–1930), née Buckland,[1][2] Keith John Rosewarne was born at Windsor, Victoria on 18 July 1924.[3]
He married Mary Lorna Casey on 19 March 1949.[4]
Education
editHe was educated at Elwood Central School; and while there, was selected to represent Victoria in the 1938 Australian (Under 15) Schoolboys' Football Carnival, along with a number of other future VFL footballers, including Les Foote and Len McCankie.[5][6]
Football
editSt Kilda (VFL)
editA local recruit, having played with the St Kilda Thirds before his military service, Rosewarne made his senior debut in 1946, winning the best and fairest award in his first season.[7] He played as a rover and was a regular goalscorer, often kicking multiple goals in a match.[8]
In 92 games with the club, he scored 150 goals for an otherwise unsuccessful team.
Victoria (VFL)
editRosewarne represented Victoria at the 1947 Hobart Carnival versus South Australia,[9] and Queensland.[10]
Ballarat North
editHis retirement from the VFL came in 1951 at the age of 27, and in early 1952 he was cleared to Ballarat North club.[11]
Military service
editRosewarne served during World War II in the Australian Army.[12]
See also
editNotes
edit- ^ Marriages: Rosewarne—Buckland, The Argus, (Saturday, 2 December 1922), p.17.
- ^ Deaths: Rosewarne, The Age, (Friday, 5 December 1930), p.1.
- ^ Births: Rosewarne, The Argus, (Saturday, 26 July 1924), p.17.
- ^ Saturday Brides and Bridegrooms, The Argus, (Monday, 21 March 1949), p.10.
- ^ 'Mentor', "125 Boy Footballers for Carnival Here", The Herald (Saturday, 3 September 1938), pg. 16
- ^ Andrew, Bruce "Rosewarne Waited on St. Kilda's Doorstep!", The Sporting Globe (Saturday, 29 JUne 1946), pg. 5
- ^ "Rosewarne Wins Trophy At St Kilda". The Argus. No. 31, 235. Melbourne. 9 October 1946. p. 11. Retrieved 28 February 2018 – via National Library of Australia.
- ^ australianfootball.com.
- ^ "Victoria Wear Carnival Laurels". The Voice. Vol. 20, no. 32. Tasmania, Australia. 9 August 1947. p. 2. Retrieved 28 February 2018 – via National Library of Australia.
- ^ "FOOTBALL IN MUD AT HOBART". The Advertiser. Vol. 90, no. 27715. Adelaide. 5 August 1947. p. 6. Retrieved 28 February 2018 – via National Library of Australia.
- ^ "Rosewarne cleared by Saints". The Argus. No. 32, 927. Melbourne. 15 March 1952. p. 13. Retrieved 28 February 2018 – via National Library of Australia.
- ^ Nominal Roll.
References
edit- Profile at Saints.com.au[permanent dead link]
- Saints of 1946 article at Saints.com.au
- Keith Rosewarne's obituary
- St. Kilda at Practice, The Herald, (Wednesday, 1 October 1947), p.18.
- World War Two Nominal Roll: Lance Corporal Keith John Rosewarne (VX145595), Department of Veterans' Affairs.
- B883, VX145595: World War Two Service Record: PLance Corporal Keith John Rosewarne (VX145595), National Archives of Australia.
External links
edit- Keith Rosewarne's playing statistics from AFL Tables
- Keith Rosewarne at AustralianFootball.com
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