He played for Eastern Suburbs and Parramatta in the New South Wales Rugby League (NSWRL) competition.
Roney was born in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia and played his junior rugby league for Clovelly.
Roney played at centre as St George were never troubled by Easts winning their 5th straight premiership 31–6 at the Sydney Cricket Ground.
In Roney's first year at Parramatta, the club reached the preliminary final but were defeated by St George.
[2][3][4][5] Roney played for the Bondi Water Polo club in the Sydney first grade competition.