William Charles Roberts (4 December 1908 – 16 May 1998) was an

Australian rules football Australian football, also called Australian rules football or Aussie rules, or more simply football or footy, is a contact sport played between two teams of 18 players on an Australian rules football playing field, oval field, often a modified ...

er who played with St Kilda in the

Victorian Football League The Victorian Football League (VFL) is an Australian rules football competition in Australia operated by the Australian Football League (AFL) as a second-tier, regional, semi-professional competition. It includes teams from clubs based in east ...

(VFL).AFL Tables: William Roberts
/ref> Roberts played at Wesley College and was recruited to St Kilda from Oakleigh. His younger brother Arthur Roberts also played for St Kilda. He was used on the wing until 1930, when he replaced

Barney Carr Charles Oliver "Barney" Carr (27 August 1897 – 19 January 1971) was an Australian rules footballer who played with St Kilda in the Victorian Football League during the 1920s. A centreman, Carr played 130 games with St Kilda and represented ...

as St Kilda's centreman. Roberts represented Victoria on six occasions. Roberts later served in the Australian Army during World War II.

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1908 births 1998 deaths St Kilda Football Club players People educated at Wesley College (Victoria) Australian rules footballers from Warragul Australian Army personnel of World War II Military personnel from Victoria (state) 20th-century Australian sportsmen {{AFL-bio-1908-stub