Kenneth Neville Cumstie Rollason (12 July 1928 – 27 July 2017) was an Australian rules footballer who played with Melbourne in the Victorian Football League (VFL).Holmesby & Main (2009), p.719.
Family The second son of Geelong player Neville Rollason (1895-1976) and Mary Agnes (Maisie) Cumstie (1891-1958), Kenneth Rollason was born on 12 July 1928 at Ballarat, Victoria.
He married Valma Janet Johnson (1931-) on 2 May 1956.Woman's Page, The Argus, (Thursday, 3 May 1956), p.8.
Education Educated at Melbourne Grammar School, and already a tall lad, Melbourne Grammar School (photograph), The Australasian, (Saturday, 29 July 1944), p.22. he played his first match for the school's First XVIII at the age of 14.'Old Boy', "In School and Out: Public Schools Football: A Stirring Contest", The Australasian, (Saturday, 15 July 1944), pp.20, 28.
Football Old Melburnians (VAFA) In 1948, while playing for the Old Melburnians Football Club (OMFC) in the Victorian Amateur Football Association (VAFA), he was selected in the Victorian team that played in Western Australia in the Third Amateur Football Carnival. Playing at full-back, he won the Grosvenor Medal, awarded to the Carnival's best and fairest player.Medal Winner, The West Australian, Friday, 13 August 1948), p.25.Refused £14 Week to Play in W.A., The (Launceston) Examiner, (Thursday, 19 August 1948), p.14.
Melbourne (VFL) Although he was originally "residentially bound to St Kilda",Cannon, Jack, "Umpires' Charges Not Sustained", The Argus, (Wednesday, 28 April 1948), p.16. he was cleared to Melbourne from Old Melburnians on 13 April 1949,Coleman Cleared to Essendon, The Argus, (14 April 1949), p.15. having resided in Melbourne's allotted territory for three years.Demonwiki.
He played in 11 senior games for Melbourne (kicking 13 goals) over two seasons (1949 and 1950).Taylor, Percy, "Melbourne's Search may be Over: Rollason Shines in New Position", The Argus, (Monday, 10 April 1950), p.15.Rollason at Melbourne, The Sporting Globe, (Saturday, 15 April 1950), p.6.Rollason kicks Eleven Goals, The Argus, (Monday, 17 April 1950), p.16.Melbourne's New Star Forward, The Herald, (Tuesday, 25 April 1950), p.18.
He left Melbourne halfway through the 1950 season when he made a business trip to England.Demonwiki.Rollason Leaves, The Argus, (Friday, 11 August 1950), p.11.
Old Melburnians (VAFA) He returned to Old Melburnians in 1953,Big Test for New Teams, The Argus, (Saturday, 18 April 1953), p.12. and was still playing for them in 1957.What a Duel this will be!, The Argus, (Tuesday, 10 July 1956), p.15.Collegians' Bid to Change Amateur Lead, The Age, (Thursday, 18 July 1957), p.17. He was selected at full-back in the Old Melburnians Football Club's "Team of the Century".OMFC Team of the Century, omfc.com.au.
Death He died at the Frances Xavier Cabrini Hospital in Malvern, Victoria on 27 July 2017.
Notes
References
Photograph, The Age, (Thursday, 18 August 1949), p.5.
External links
Ken Rollason, at Demonwiki.