Roy Sitch

Roy Joseph Sitch (3 November 1915 – 6 April 1956) was an Australian rules footballer who played with North Melbourne in the Victorian Football League (VFL).

Family
The son of Percival Sitch (1896-1965), and Euphemia Morgan Sitch (1891-1964), née Thomson, Roy Joseph Sitch was born at North Melbourne, Victoria on 3 November 1915.

He married Thelma Joan Schofield (1922-1998) in Kelso, New South Wales, in August 1946.

Military service
In January 1934, he attempted to enlist in the Militia, but was rejected on medical grounds; he has a "large untreated hydrocele".

He enlisted in the Second AIF in December 1941, and served until his discharge in 1946.

Death
He died at Kalkallo, Victoria on 6 April 1956. A football match to raise funds for Sitch's family was played at Coburg between teams from North Melbourne and Coburg on 12 August 1956.