| Roy Bence | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal information | |||
| Full name | Royal Robert Bence | ||
| Date of birth | 1 April 1900 | ||
| Place of birth | Kirkstall, Victoria | ||
| Date of death | 3 October 1979 (aged 79) | ||
| Place of death | Kew, Victoria | ||
| Original team(s) | Koroit | ||
| Height | 163 cm (5 ft 4 in) | ||
| Weight | 67 kg (148 lb) | ||
| Playing career1 | |||
| Years | Club | Games (Goals) | |
| 1922 | South Melbourne | 15 (6) | |
| 1925–1933 | St Kilda | 144 (83) | |
| Total | 159 (89) | ||
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1933. | |||
| Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com | |||
Roy "Tiger" Bence (1 April 1900 – 3 October 1979) [1] was an Australian rules footballer who played with South Melbourne and St Kilda in the Victorian Football League (VFL).
Australian rules football, officially known as Australian football, or simply called Aussie rules, football or footy, is a contact sport played between two teams of eighteen players on an oval-shaped field, often a modified cricket ground. Points are scored by kicking the oval-shaped ball between goal posts or between behind posts.
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The St Kilda Football Club, nicknamed the Saints, is an Australian rules football club based in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. The club plays in the Australian Football League, the sport's premier league.
Originally from Koroit, Bence was a rover and occasional forward pocket. [1] [2] He started his league career at South Melbourne but after only one season left for Brighton. [3] His second attempt at establishing himself in the VFL was more successful. He played nine seasons for St Kilda, before retiring at the age of 33. [4]
The Koroit Football Club is an Australian rules football club which competes in the Hampden Football League.
Brighton Football Club was an Australian rules football club which played in the Victorian Football Association (VFA). The club was based in the Melbourne suburb of Brighton, and was nicknamed the Penguins. After suffering financial hardship throughout the 1950s, Brighton moved to Caulfield and later became the Caulfield Bears in the early to mid-1960s.
