Ralph Rogerson (born 24 February 1937) is a former Australian rules footballer who played for Fitzroy in the Victorian Football League (VFL) during the 1960s. Rogerson started his career in the

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, where he played with

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. A key position forward, he represented South Australia at the

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. He then ventured to Western Australia and joined

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and appeared in their losing 1961

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Grand Final team. His VFL stint began in 1964 and he took part in each of Fitzroy's 18 games that season, all of which they lost. He kicked 27 goals for the year, which was enough to top the Fitzroy goal-kicking. Rogerson replaced Kevin Murray as captain in 1965 and had another good season with 24 goals. He continued as captain in 1966 until injury forced him to retire mid year. He did however turn out for

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later that season and participated in the 1966

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Grand Final loss to Port Melbourne.

References

* * *Holmesby, Russell and Main, Jim (2007). ''The Encyclopedia of AFL Footballers''. 7th ed. Melbourne: Bas Publishing. 1937 births Living people Fitzroy Football Club players East Perth Football Club players North Adelaide Football Club players Waverley Football Club players Australian rules footballers from South Australia {{AFL-bio-1930s-stub