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Warren Roper (born 30 September 1940) is a former Australian rules footballer who played for Collingwood in the Victorian Football League (VFL) during the 1960s.
| Warren Roper | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal information | |||
| Full name | Warren Roper | ||
| Date of birth | 30 September 1940 | ||
| Original team(s) | West Perth (WAFL) | ||
| Height | 188 cm (6 ft 2 in) | ||
| Weight | 81 kg (179 lb) | ||
| Position(s) | Ruckman | ||
| Playing career1 | |||
| Years | Club | Games (Goals) | |
| 1961–65, 1967 | Collingwood | 56 (32) | |
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1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1967. | |||
| Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com | |||
A West Perth recruit, Roper was used as a ruckman at Collingwood. He kicked 17 goals in 1962, with six of them coming in a win over Geelong at Kardinia Park. Roper missed the 1964 VFL Grand Final, which Collingwood lost, although he had made appearances earlier in the season but he didn't play at all in the 1966 VFL season when Collingwood were again runners-up.
Roper was captain-coach of Narrandera Football Club in the South West Football League (New South Wales) in 1970 and 1971.[1]
Roper later captain-coached Coragulac in country Victoria and was coach of Queensland at the 1979 Perth State of Origin Carnival.
References
edit- ^ "The SWDFL Aussie Ruler" (PDF). NSW Football History. 20 September 1970. Retrieved 1 January 2023.
- Warren Roper's playing statistics from AFL Tables
- Holmesby, Russell and Main, Jim (2007). The Encyclopedia of AFL Footballers. 7th ed. Melbourne: Bas Publishing.