Keith Rosewarne
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Keith John Rosewarne (18 July 1924 – 23 May 2008) was an Australian rules footballer in the VFL.
Family
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]
Education
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]
Football
St Kilda (VFL)
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.
Victoria (VFL)
Rosewarne represented Victoria at the 1947 Hobart Carnival versus South Australia,[9] and Queensland.[10]
Ballarat North
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]
Military service
Rosewarne served during World War II in the Australian Army.[12]
See also
Notes
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- ↑ Marriages: Rosewarne—Buckland, The Argus, (Saturday, 2 December 1922), p.17.
- ↑ Deaths: Rosewarne, The Age, (Friday, 5 December 1930), p.1.
- ↑ Births: Rosewarne, The Argus, (Saturday, 26 July 1924), p.17.
- ↑ Saturday Brides and Bridegrooms, The Argus, (Monday, 21 March 1949), p.10.
- ↑ 'Mentor', "125 Boy Footballers for Carnival Here", The Herald (Saturday, 3 September 1938), pg. 16
- ↑ Andrew, Bruce "Rosewarne Waited on St. Kilda's Doorstep!", The Sporting Globe (Saturday, 29 JUne 1946), pg. 5
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References
- Profile at Saints.com.auScript error: No such module "Unsubst".
- Saints of 1946 article at Saints.com.au
- Keith Rosewarne's obituary
- St. Kilda at Practice, The Herald, (Wednesday, 1 October 1947), p.18.
- World War Two Nominal Roll: Lance Corporal Keith John Rosewarne (VX145595), Department of Veterans' Affairs.
- B883, VX145595: World War Two Service Record: PLance Corporal Keith John Rosewarne (VX145595), National Archives of Australia.
External links
- Template:PAGENAMEBASE's playing statistics from AFL TablesTemplate:EditAtWikidata
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