Jack 'Dinny' Reedman

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Jack "Dinny" Reedman (born 9 October 1865; died 25 March 1924) was an Australian rules footballer in the (then) South Australian Football Association (SAFA)/South Australian Football League (SAFL) .

A magnificent leader who played in eight premierships as captain and coached one during the early years of South Australian football.

In 1996 Reedman was inducted into the Australian Football Hall of Fame. In 2002 he was inducted into the South Australian National Football League Hall of Fame.

[edit] Career highlights

• Captain of South Adelaide Football Club, 1889 - 1898, playing every game
• Captain of North Adelaide Football Club, 1901 – 1905, 1907-1909
• Member of 9 premiership teams for South Adelaide and North Adelaide
• Coached West Adelaide Football Club to first premiership 1908 (from bottom to top)
• 4 matches for South Australia, captain 1903

[edit] References

• Ross, John (1999). The Australian Football Hall of Fame. Australia: HarperCollinsPublishers, p. 111. ISBN 0-7322-6426-X. 
• AFL Hall of Fame