Brian Roet

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Brian Roet
Personal information
Full name Brian Charles Roet
Date of birth (1939-11-02) 2 November 1939 (age 84)
Place of birth Cuba
Original team(s) University Blacks
Debut 6 May 1961, Melbourne vs. St Kilda, at MCG
Height 187 cm (6 ft 2 in)
Weight 83 kg (183 lb)
Playing career1
Years Club Games (Goals)
1961–65, 1968 Melbourne 88 (1)
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1968.
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com

Brian Roet (born 2 November 1939) is a former Australian rules footballer who played with Melbourne in the Victorian Football League (VFL) during the 1960s.

Family[edit]

The son of Louis Roet (1906-1970), and Rena Constance Roet (1909-1995), née Wilson, Brian Charles Roet was born in Cuba on 2 November 1939.

His older brother, Michael Jacques Roet (1938-), a solicitor, played with the Melbourne Third XVIII in 1955,[1] and was the captain of University Blacks in B Grade of the VAFA in 1958.

He married Prudence Mary Lane in 1965.

Football[edit]

Anticipating that he may wish to return to the University team at some future time, he played in the VFL as an amateur.[2]

He was recruited from University Blacks in the Victorian Amateur Football Association, and was centre-half back in Melbourne's 1964 premiership side.

He played a total of 88 games for the club. He left Melbourne in 1965, and played two seasons with the University Blacks, before returning to Melbourne in 1968 for one final season.[3][4]

Medicine[edit]

Educated at Melbourne Grammar School, and at Melbourne University,[5] Brian Roet, M.B., B.D., D.A., who has worked as an anaesthetist and general practitioner, is now based in London. He practices as a psychotherapist, and specializes in hypnotherapy, and is a member of the British Society of Medical and Dental Hypnosis.[6][7]

Works[edit]

  • Hypnosis: a gateway to better health (1986)
  • All in the mind?: think yourself better (1987, 1994, 1996)
  • A safer place to cry (1989)
  • Personal therapy: how to change your life for the better (1996)
  • The confidence to be yourself: how to boost your self-esteem (1998)
  • Understanding hypnosis: a practical guide to the health-giving benefits of hypnotherapy and self-hypnosis (2000)
  • Positive health: a practical guide to improving your wellbeing (2001)
  • Feelings: exploring your inner emotions (2003)

Footnotes[edit]

  1. ^ Michael Roet, at Demonwiki.
  2. ^ Football Today, Herald-Sun, Melbourne, 1961, p. 48.
  3. ^ Monday's Teams: Melbourne v. Fitzroy, The Age, (Saturday, 13 April 1968), p.26.
  4. ^ Hobbs, Greg, "Demons Pick Roet", The Age, (Saturday, 13 April 1968), p.26.
  5. ^ Degree, Diploma List: Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery, The Age, (Monday, 17 December 1962), p.17.
  6. ^ "Metropolitan & South". British Society of Medical and Dental Hypnosis. Archived from the original on 27 September 2010. Retrieved 9 January 2011.
  7. ^ Arasu, Anuradha (9 October 2004). "Happy hypnotherapist". Career Focus. BMJ. 329 (7470): s154. doi:10.1136/bmj.329.7470.s154. S2CID 220092580.

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