Frank George Roberts (27 February 1912 – 26 June 1989)[1][2] was an Australian rules footballer who played for St Kilda and Melbourne in the Victorian Football League (VFL).

Frank Roberts
Personal information
Full name	Frank George Roberts
Date of birth	(1912-02-27)27 February 1912
Place of birth	Long Gully, Victoria
Date of death	26 June 1989(1989-06-26) (aged 77)
Place of death	Bendigo, Victoria
Original team(s)	Sandhurst (Bendigo FL)
Debut	Round 2, 1933, St Kilda vs. Essendon, at Windy Hill
Height	175 cm (5 ft 9 in)
Weight	83 kg (183 lb)
Playing career1
Years	Club	Games (Goals)
1933–1934	St Kilda	027 (44)
1936–1941	Melbourne	086 0(5)
Total		113 (49)
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1941.
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com

While at St Kilda Roberts played as a forward, kicking 24 goals in his debut season and another 20 the following year. He spent 1935 playing back home at Sandhurst and in 1936 returned to the league with Melbourne. This time he was used as a defender and was on the half back flank in Melbourne's 1939 premiership team. He played at fullback on Richmond star Jack Titus in the 1940 Grand Final and again finished on the winning side.

References

• Holmesby, Russell and Main, Jim (2007). The Encyclopedia of AFL Footballers. 7th ed. Melbourne: Bas Publishing.

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