Roy West (footballer)

Roy West
Personal information
Full name	Roy West
Date of birth	31 March 1941
Date of death	19 November 2011 (aged 70)
Place of death	Ballarat, Victoria
Original team(s)	Great Western
Height / weight	185 cm / 81 kg
Position(s)	Fullback
Playing career^1
Years	Club	Games (Goals)
1961–64; 1966–67	Geelong	108 (1)
Representative team honours
Years	Team	Games (Goals)
1962–1963	Victoria	2 (0)
^1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1967. ^2 State and international statistics correct as of 1963.
Career highlights
Geelong premiership player 1963

Roy West (31 March 1941 – 19 November 2011) was an Australian rules footballer for the Geelong Football Club in the Victorian Football League (VFL) during the 1960s.

West was a fullback and won the 1961 Carji Greeves Medal for Geelong's best and fairest player. He was a premiership player in 1963 and represented Victoria at interstate football.

Following a year-long battle with lung cancer, West died in a Ballarat hospital on 19 November 2011, aged 70.^[1]

References

1. Daffey, Paul (22 November 2011). "Vale Roy West". AFL BigPond Network. Retrieved 22 November 2011.

External links

• Roy West's statistics from AFL Tables
• Roy West's profile from AustralianFootball.com