Lou Riley

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Lou Riley
Personal information
Full name	Louis Riley
Date of birth	7 September 1909
Original team	Golden Point
Height/Weight	175 cm / 72 kg
Position(s)	Half forward flank
Playing career¹
Years	Club	Games (Goals)
1932–34 1934–38 Total	Melbourne Collingwood	20 (27) 44 (60) 64 (87)
¹ Playing statistics correct to end of 1938 season.
Career highlights

Louis "Lou" Riley (born 7 September 1909, date of death unknown) was an Australian rules footballer who played for Melbourne and Collingwood in the Victorian Football League (VFL) during the 1930s.

Riley, a half forward flanker, spent two and a half years playing at Melbourne before crossing to Collingwood during the 1934 season. He kicked a career high 38 goals in 1935 and finished the year in a premiership team. Another premiership followed in 1936 and he remained at Collingwood for a further two seasons before retiring.

References

Lou Riley's statistics from AFL Tables
Holmesby, Russell and Main, Jim (2007). The Encyclopedia of AFL Footballers. 7th ed. Melbourne: Bas Publishing.

v t e Collingwood Football Club 1935/1936 VFL Premiers

Captain: 1. H. Collier 7/2. A. Collier 4/3. Bowyer 5/4. Carmody 11/7. Doherty 13/8. Froude 14/9. Fraser 17/12. Kyne 18/13. Morgan 25/16. Regan 23/17. Riley 24/18. Ross 27/19. Stackpole 15/21. Pannam 28/21. Whelan 29/22. Woods

Coach: McHale

Persondata
Name	Riley, Lou
Alternative names
Short description	Australian rules footballer
Date of birth	7 September 1909
Place of birth
Date of death
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