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{{Short description|Australian rules footballer (born 1993)}}
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==Early life==
Roberts was educated at [[De La Salle College, Malvern|De La Salle College]]<ref>{{Cite web |title=Fletcher Roberts: Just A Suburban Boy |url=https://www.footyalmanac.com.au/fletcher-roberts-just-a-suburban-boy/ |access-date=2024-07-14 |website=www.footyalmanac.com.au}}</ref> and [[Melbourne Grammar School]]<ref>{{cite web|publisher=Melbourne Grammar School|date=December 2016|url=http://mgs.vic.edu.au/mg/grammar-news-article/20590/185/700/20627|title=Congratulations to our Old Melburnian sportsmen}}</ref> and attracted attention after kicking four goals in the last quarter of the 2011 [[TAC Cup]] Grand Final to lead the [[Sandringham Dragons]] to victory.<ref name="RobertsGF">{{cite news|newspaper=Herald Sun|title=Fletcher Roberts filled with confidence ahead of remarkable Grand Final appearance|first=Sam|last=Landsberger|url=http://www.heraldsun.com.au/sport/afl/teams/western-bulldogs/fletcher-roberts-filled-with-confidence-ahead-of-remarkable-grand-final-appearance/news-story/c36ef3d24cc1d6ab58377851726b4e0f|date=30 September 2016}}</ref> He was then recruited by the Bulldogs in the [[2011 AFL Draft|2012 Pre-season Draft]], with pick #11.
==AFL career==
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In [[2016 AFL season|2016]], Roberts was not selected until the Round 6 clash against {{AFL NM}} due to recovery from an injury interrupted pre-season,<ref>{{cite web|title=Season review: Fletcher Roberts|publisher=westernbulldogs.com.au|date=24 October 2016|url=http://www.westernbulldogs.com.au/news/2016-10-24/season-review-fletcher-roberts}}</ref> but would then play 15 of the remaining 16 games during the home-and-away season. He was one of the players dropped for the Elimination Final, but would be recalled for the Preliminary Final to replace the injured [[Matt Suckling]]. Despite suffering an early facial injury, Roberts returned to play arguably his best game for the club, holding the dangerous [[Jeremy Cameron]] goalless as the Bulldogs advanced to the Grand Final.<ref>{{cite news|newspaper=The Age|url=http://www.theage.com.au/afl/afl-news/afl-grand-final-2016-fletcher-roberts-waits-ahead-of-western-bulldogs-selection-20160926-groxnb.html|date=26 September 2016|title=AFL grand final 2016: Fletcher Roberts waits ahead of Western Bulldogs selection|first=Daniel|last=Cherny}}</ref> After some uncertainty early in the week leading up to the Grand Final, it was announced that Roberts retained his place in the team ahead of Suckling,<ref name="RobertsGF"/> which meant that the Bulldogs would field a team that had no experience in an AFL Grand Final. In the match, Roberts combined with [[Joel Hamling]] to shut down {{AFL Syd}}'s twin threats of [[Lance Franklin]] and [[Kurt Tippett]], limiting their output to just one goal to help the Bulldogs clinch an emotional 22-point win, ending their 62-year premiership drought.
Roberts is currently playing for the [[Port Melbourne Football Club]] in the [[Victorian Football League]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.theinnersanctum.com.au/giving-back-fletcher-roberts-on-opportunities-and-education-outside-footy/|title=Giving Back Fletcher Roberts on Opportunities and Education Outside Footy|date=25 March 2021 }}</ref>
==Personal life==
Roberts
He grew up in the [[Melbourne]] suburb of [[Murrumbeena, Victoria|Murrumbeena]] and played junior football for [https://www.murrumbeenajfc.com.au/ Murrumbeena Junior Football Club]<ref>{{Cite AV media |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1sbeI1I7afg |title=The Unlaced Podcast: Fletcher Roberts - Mental Resilience #22 |date=2021-05-12 |last=The Unlaced Podcast |access-date=2024-07-24 |via=YouTube}}</ref>.
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