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{{short description|Australian rules footballer, born 1900}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=September 2015}}
{{Use Australian English|date=September 2015}}
{{Infobox AFL biography
| name = Roy Bence
| image =
| fullname = Royal Robert Bence
| birth_date = 1 April 1900
| birth_place = [[Kirkstall, Victoria]]
| death_date = {{death date and age|1979|10|3|1900|4|1|df=yes}}
| death_place = [[Kew, Victoria]]
| originalteam = [[Koroit Football Club|Koroit]]
| height = 163 cm
| weight = 67 kg
| position =
| statsend = 1933
| years1 = 1922
| club1 = [[Sydney Swans|South Melbourne]]
| games_goals1 = {{0}}15 {{0}}(6)
| years2 = 1925–1933
| club2 = [[St Kilda Football Club|St Kilda]]
| games_goals2 = 144 (83)
| games_goalstotal = 159 (89)
| careerhighlights =
}}
'''Roy "Tiger" Bence''' (1 April 1900 – 3 October 1979)<ref name=Devaney>{{cite web|url=http://australianfootball.com/players/player/roy+bence/4045|title=Roy Bence - Player Bio|publisher=Australian Football|accessdate=19 January 2015}}</ref> was an [[Australian rules football]]er who played with [[Sydney Swans|South Melbourne]] and [[St Kilda Football Club|St Kilda]] in the [[Australian Football League|Victorian Football League]] (VFL).
Originally from [[Koroit Football Club|Koroit]], Bence was a rover and occasional [[forward pocket]].<ref name=Devaney/><ref>{{cite book|last1=Holmesby|first1=Russell|last2=Main|first2=Jim|title=The Encyclopedia Of AFL Footballers| publisher=BAS Publishing|year=2007|isbn=978-1-920910-78-5}}</ref> He started his league career at South Melbourne but after only one season left for [[Brighton Football Club|Brighton]].<ref>''[[The Argus (Australia)|The Argus]]'',[http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article2114555 "Many Permits Granted"], 7 May 1925, p. 5</ref> His second attempt at establishing himself in the VFL was more successful. He played nine seasons for St Kilda, before retiring at the age of 33.<ref name=AFLTables>{{cite web |url=http://afltables.com/afl/stats/players/R/Roy_Bence.html |title=AFL Tables: Roy Bence |website=afltables.com}}</ref>
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[[Category:1900 births]]
[[Category:1979 deaths]]
[[Category:Australian rules footballers from Victoria (state)]]
[[Category:Sydney Swans players]]
[[Category:St Kilda Football Club players]]
[[Category:Brighton Football Club players]]
[[Category:Koroit Football Club players]]
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