Roger Kerr (footballer)


Roger Alan Kerr is a former Australian rules football player and coach. He played 85 games with in the West Australian Football League, including the 1985 premiership, and 24 games with in the South Australian National Football League, including the 1988 premiership. He later coached WAFL side.

Career

Kerr was born in Calcutta to an English metallurgist and his Indian wife, and moved to Perth at age seven, where he played for the East Fremantle juniors. He made his senior WAFL debut in 1981, and played in the Sharks' 1985 premiership victory. In 1988, he moved to in the SANFL, where he spent one season as player and football manager, playing in the club's premiership victory over Glenelg. He returned to East Fremantle for the 1989 season, and retired at the end of the season.
Kerr coached the colts team for three years from 2002 to 2004, which included two premierships, before being appointed coach of for the 2008 season. He was sacked after round six of the 2009 season after Claremont lost their first five games.

Family

His daughter, Sam Kerr, has represented the Matildas and was named MVP of the National Women's Soccer League in the U.S. in 2017. and young Australian of the year 2018. His son, Daniel Kerr, played football for the West Coast Eagles in the Australian Football League.