Referee Career
Vital Statistics
- Full Name
- Kevin John Roberts
- Nickname(s)
- Bilko
- Born
- Thursday, 11th September, 1941
- Died
- Tuesday, 2nd January, 2018 (Aged 76 years and 113 days)
Biography
Former Souths five-eighth was graded as a referee in 1972. Rated the best referee in the premiership in a RLW player's poll in 1987, 'Bilko' Roberts officiated in three grand finals (1983-85).
- ALAN WHITICKER
Referee Career Statistics
All statistics shown in this section are based only on data available in the RLP database, and are not necessarily a complete and/or 100% accurate representation of a player's career. This information should be used as a guide only. If you see a question mark (?), it denotes that the figure is not available.
To view a list of corresponding matches, click on the List button.
Competitions | ||||||||||||||
| Competition | Games | |||||||||||||
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| NSWRFL/NSWRL Premiership (NRL) | 273 | List | ||||||||||||
| National Panasonic Cup | 28 | List | ||||||||||||
| Craven Mild Cup | 16 | List | ||||||||||||
| Tooheys Challenge Cup | 1 | List | ||||||||||||
| City vs Country Firsts | 3 | List | ||||||||||||
| Tour Matches | 5 | List | ||||||||||||
| State of Origin | 6 | List | ||||||||||||
| Charity Shield - AUS | 2 | List | ||||||||||||
| NSWRFL/NSWRL Finals | 13 | List | ||||||||||||
| Test Series | 4 | List | ||||||||||||
| World Cup | 2 | List | ||||||||||||
| English Championship | 1 | List | ||||||||||||
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| Test Matches (1984-1986) | 6 | List | ||||||||||||
| World Cup Matches (1986) | 2 | List | ||||||||||||
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| Australia (1976-1987) | 16 | List | ||||||||||||
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NSWRFL/NSWRL Premiership (NRL) - By Year | ||||||||||||||
| Season | Games | |||||||||||||
| NSWRFL 1975 | 16 | List | ||||||||||||
| NSWRFL 1976 | 20 | List | ||||||||||||
| NSWRFL 1977 | 13 | List | ||||||||||||
| NSWRFL 1978 | 19 | List | ||||||||||||
| NSWRFL 1979 | 21 | List | ||||||||||||
| NSWRFL 1980 | 18 | List | ||||||||||||
| NSWRFL 1981 | 19 | List | ||||||||||||
| NSWRFL 1982 | 25 | List | ||||||||||||
| NSWRFL 1983 | 26 | List | ||||||||||||
| NSWRL 1984 | 22 | List | ||||||||||||
| NSWRL 1985 | 27 | List | ||||||||||||
| NSWRL 1986 | 22 | List | ||||||||||||
| NSWRL 1987 | 22 | List | ||||||||||||
| NSWRL 1988 | 3 | List | ||||||||||||
| NSWRFL/NSWRL Premiership (NRL) (1975-1988) | 273 | List | ||||||||||||
English Career - By Year | ||||||||||||||
| Season | Games | |||||||||||||
| Championship 1985/86 | 1 | List | ||||||||||||
| English Career (1985) | 1 | List | ||||||||||||
Contributions:
Rugby League Tables, Greg Fiveash, Andrew Ferguson, Max Turner, Paul Carter, Shawn Dollin
Your Say
12/04/2010
Roberts is one of a couple of Referees who has Refereed a First Grade Grand Final after spending time in Reserve Grade during the year.Roberts spent 5 weeks in Reserve Grade from Rounds 8 to 12 the year he Refereed his First Grand Final in 1983.
12/08/2014
One of the best referees I have seen. Also a great bloke.
05/01/2018
Kevin [Bilko to his friends] was a talented player and excellent referee with great sense of humour, both on and off the field. He made an enormous contribution, not only to Rugby League, but also to Policing, Masonry and other endeavours.
27/06/2023
I refereed with Bilko Roberts in the Easts junior League before he was graded. Kevin grew up in an orphanage in Ashfield. He was a fabulous bloke, a great referee and had plenty of street smarts. I attended his funeral about five years ago.
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