About Alby Rodda
Lived 1920 – 2002 (aged 81). Alby Rodda was an Australian australian rules football player.
Albert Rupert Joseph Rodda (8 September 1920 – 15 May 2002) was an Australian rules football player in the Victorian Football League (VFL). Rodda played 50 odd games with the State Savings Bank Football Club in the Amateurs prior to joining Melbourne. He was a member of the Melbourne's VFL premiership teams in 1939, 1940 and 1948. Rodda was a member of Melbourne's 1946 losing VFL grand final team and was Melbourne's best player in the 1948 drawn VFL grand final.
Rodda coached Myrtleford in the Ovens & Murray Football League from 1951 to 1954, and was runner up in the 1955 O&MFL best and fairest award, the Morris Medal in 1955. Rodda then coached Bright in the Ovens & King Football League in 1956 and 1957 and won the club best and fairest in 1957 too.
Rodda also served in the Royal Australian Air Force during World War Two.
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Who was Alby Rodda?
Australian rules footballer (1920–2002)
When was Alby Rodda born?
Alby Rodda was born on 8 September 1920 in Eaglehawk.
When did Alby Rodda die?
Alby Rodda died on 15 May 2002 in Myrtleford.
What was Alby Rodda's occupation?
Alby Rodda was an australian rules football player.
What nationality was Alby Rodda?
Alby Rodda was Australian.
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APA: Biography.guide. (2026). Alby Rodda. https://biography.guide/alby-rodda/
MLA: "Alby Rodda." Biography.guide, https://biography.guide/alby-rodda/.
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