Rolland Fairley (7 December 1904 – 10 June 1930) was an Australian rules footballer who played with South Melbourne and Hawthorn in the Victorian Football League (VFL).
| Rolland Fairley | |||
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| Personal information | |||
| Full name | Rolland Fairley | ||
| Date of birth | 7 December 1904 | ||
| Place of birth | Shepparton, Victoria | ||
| Date of death | 10 June 1930 (aged 25) | ||
| Place of death | Wallan, Victoria | ||
| Original team(s) | South Melbourne Districts | ||
| Height | 179 cm (5 ft 10 in) | ||
| Weight | 80 kg (176 lb) | ||
| Position(s) | Follower | ||
| Playing career1 | |||
| Years | Club | Games (Goals) | |
| 1927–1928 | South Melbourne | 10 (3) | |
| 1928 | Hawthorn | 12 (1) | |
| Total | 22 (4) | ||
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1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1928. | |||
| Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com | |||
Born in Shepparton to John Frederick Fairley and Helen Georgina McCracken, Rolland Fairley was educated at Shepparton High School.[1]
Arriving from South Melbourne Districts, Fairley played eight games for South Melbourne in the 1927 VFL season.[2] He appeared two more times for the club in 1928 but finished the season at Hawthorn, playing 12 games.[3] All his appearance with Hawthorn were losses.[3]
He returned to country football with Shepparton in 1929.[4]
Fairley was killed in a road incident at Wallan in 1930, en route to Shepparton. He had been changing a tyre on the side of the road when he was struck by the driver of another vehicle.[5]
References
edit- ^ "Shepparton high school passes". Shepparton Advertiser. Vic. 31 January 1918. p. 3 – via National Library of Australia.
- ^ Holmesby, Russell; Main, Jim (2007). The Encyclopedia Of AFL Footballers. BAS Publishing. ISBN 978-1-920910-78-5.
- ^ a b AFL Tables: Rolland Fairley
- ^ "FOOTBALL". The Argus. Melbourne. 11 April 1929. p. 14 – via National Library of Australia.
- ^ Kilmore Free Press,"Inquest", 31 July 1930, p. 2
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