Rolland Fairley, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

    

Rolland Fairley

Australian rules footballer

Date of Birth: 07-Dec-1904

Place of Birth: Shepparton, Victoria, Australia

Date of Death: 10-Jun-1930

Profession: Australian rules footballer

Zodiac Sign: Sagittarius


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About Rolland Fairley

  • Rolland Fairley (7 December 1904 – 10 June 1930) was an Australian rules footballer who played with South Melbourne and Hawthorn in the Victorian Football League (VFL). Born in Shepparton to John Frederick Fairley and Helen Georgina McCracken, Rolland Fairley was educated at Shepparton High School.Arriving from South Melbourne Districts, Fairley played eight games for South Melbourne in the 1927 VFL season.
  • He appeared two more times for the club in 1928 but finished the season at Hawthorn, playing 12 games.
  • All his appearance with Hawthorn were losses.He returned to country football with Shepparton in 1929.Fairley was killed in a road accident at Wallan in 1930, en route to Shepparton.
  • He had been changing a tyre on the side of the road when he was struck by another vehicle.

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