Rod Lewis

This article is about the footballer. For the oilman, see Rodney Lewis.

Rod Lewis (born 16 June 1960) is a former Australian rules footballer who represented the Fitzroy Football Club and the North Melbourne Football Club in the Victorian Football League (VFL) during the 1980s.

Rod Lewis
Personal information
Full name	Rod Lewis
Date of birth	(1960-06-16) 16 June 1960 (age 65)
Original team(s)	University Blacks[1]
Height	194 cm (6 ft 4 in)
Weight	93 kg (205 lb)
Playing career1
Years	Club	Games (Goals)
1980–1981,1983	Fitzroy	32 (21)
1985	North Melbourne	1 (1)
Total		33 (22)
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1985.
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com

Lewis played for Fitzroy from 1980 to 1981, and returned to the side in 1983.^[2] Lewis attempted to play for Richmond in the 1984 season, but Fitzroy gained an injunction from the supreme court on the grounds that he was still tied to Fitzroy.^[3] Lewis was recruited by North Melbourne for the 1985 season, but played only one game before leaving VFL football at the end of the season.