Roy Apted

Australian rules footballer

Roy Apted
Personal information
Full name	Roy Apted
Date of birth	(1937-04-25) 25 April 1937 (age 87)
Original team(s)	North Launceston
Height	180 cm (5 ft 11 in)
Weight	86 kg (190 lb)
Position(s)	Defender
Playing career¹
Years	Club	Games (Goals)
1959–63	St Kilda	44 (1)
¹ Playing statistics correct to the end of 1963.
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com

Roy Apted (born 25 April 1937) is a former Australian rules footballer who played for St Kilda in the Victorian Football League (VFL).

A Tasmanian representative at the 1958 Melbourne and 1966 Hobart Carnivals, Apted was primarily a defender but was also used as a ruck rover. He appeared in two losing Grand Finals with North Launceston before being recruited to St Kilda. Apted could never establish himself in the St Kilda team over five seasons and returned to Tasmania where he played with Launceston.

References

Roy Apted's playing statistics from AFL Tables
Holmesby, Russell and Main, Jim (2007). The Encyclopedia of AFL Footballers. 7th ed. Melbourne: Bas Publishing.

Tasmanian team – 1966 Interstate Carnival

Victoria (VFL) 26.24 (180) defeated Tasmania 11.13 (104), at North Hobart Oval, 9 June 1966, crowd: 20,047
Tasmania 19.27 (141) defeated Victoria (VFA) 7.11 (53), at North Hobart Oval, 11 June 1966, crowd: 23,764
Western Australia 17.13 (115) defeated Tasmania 16.10 (106), at North Hobart Oval, 16 June 1966, crowd: 10,199
South Australia 14.7 (91) defeated Tasmania 9.13 (67), at North Hobart Oval, 18 June 1966, crowd: 23,368