Keith Rosewarne | |||
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Personal information | |||
Full name | Keith John Rosewarne | ||
Date of birth | 18 July 1924 | ||
Place of birth | Windsor, Victoria | ||
Date of death | 23 May 2008 | (aged 83)||
Place of death | Dandenong North, Victoria | ||
Original team(s) | St Kilda Thirds | ||
Playing career1 | |||
Years | Club | Games (Goals) | |
1946–1951 | St Kilda | 92 (151) | |
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1951. | |||
Career highlights | |||
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Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com |
Keith John Rosewarne (18 July 1924 – 23 May 2008) was an Australian rules footballer in the VFL.
The son of Raymond Edgar Rosewarne (1898–1984), and Ruby Beatrice Pearl Rosewarne (1900–1930), née Buckland, [1] [2] Keith John Rosewarne was born at Windsor, Victoria on 18 July 1924. [3]
He married Mary Lorna Casey on 19 March 1949. [4]
He was educated at Elwood Central School; and while there, was selected to represent Victoria in the 1938 Australian (Under 15) Schoolboys' Football Carnival, along with a number of other future VFL footballers, including Les Foote and Len McCankie. [5] [6]
A local recruit, having played with the St Kilda Thirds before his military service, Rosewarne made his senior debut in 1946, winning the best and fairest award in his first season. [7] He played as a rover and was a regular goalscorer, often kicking multiple goals in a match. [8]
In 92 games with the club, he scored 150 goals for an otherwise unsuccessful team.
Rosewarne represented Victoria at the 1947 Hobart Carnival versus South Australia, [9] and Queensland. [10]
His retirement from the VFL came in 1951 at the age of 27, and in early 1952 he was cleared to Ballarat North club. [11]
Rosewarne served during World War II in the Australian Army. [12]
Keith Rosewarne | |||
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Personal information | |||
Full name | Keith John Rosewarne | ||
Date of birth | 18 July 1924 | ||
Place of birth | Windsor, Victoria | ||
Date of death | 23 May 2008 | (aged 83)||
Place of death | Dandenong North, Victoria | ||
Original team(s) | St Kilda Thirds | ||
Playing career1 | |||
Years | Club | Games (Goals) | |
1946–1951 | St Kilda | 92 (151) | |
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1951. | |||
Career highlights | |||
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Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com |
Keith John Rosewarne (18 July 1924 – 23 May 2008) was an Australian rules footballer in the VFL.
The son of Raymond Edgar Rosewarne (1898–1984), and Ruby Beatrice Pearl Rosewarne (1900–1930), née Buckland, [1] [2] Keith John Rosewarne was born at Windsor, Victoria on 18 July 1924. [3]
He married Mary Lorna Casey on 19 March 1949. [4]
He was educated at Elwood Central School; and while there, was selected to represent Victoria in the 1938 Australian (Under 15) Schoolboys' Football Carnival, along with a number of other future VFL footballers, including Les Foote and Len McCankie. [5] [6]
A local recruit, having played with the St Kilda Thirds before his military service, Rosewarne made his senior debut in 1946, winning the best and fairest award in his first season. [7] He played as a rover and was a regular goalscorer, often kicking multiple goals in a match. [8]
In 92 games with the club, he scored 150 goals for an otherwise unsuccessful team.
Rosewarne represented Victoria at the 1947 Hobart Carnival versus South Australia, [9] and Queensland. [10]
His retirement from the VFL came in 1951 at the age of 27, and in early 1952 he was cleared to Ballarat North club. [11]
Rosewarne served during World War II in the Australian Army. [12]