Joe Reilly (Australian footballer)

Joe Reilly
Personal information
Full nameJoseph Francis Reilly
Date of birth17 September 1916
Place of birthLismore, Victoria[1]
Date of death15 November 2003 (aged 87)
Place of deathGeelong, Victoria
Height/Weight180 cm / 86 kg
Playing career1
YearsClubGames (Goals)
1940-1942Richmond17 (0)
1 Playing statistics correct to end of 1942 season.

Joseph Francis "Joe" Reilly (born 17 September 1916) was an Australian rules footballer who played with Richmond in the Victorian Football League (VFL).[2]

Reilly was a back pocket in Richmond's loss to Essendon in the 1942 VFL Grand Final.[3]

He worked in the police force and in 1946 transferred to Ballarat, where he joined the East Ballarat Football Club, as coach.[4]

References

  1. "WW2 Nominal Roll". Government of Australia.
  2. Holmesby, Russell & Main, Jim (2007). The Encyclopedia Of AFL Footballers. BAS Publishing. ISBN 9781920910785.
  3. AFL Tables: Joe Reilly
  4. The Argus,"D. Martin For Berrigan", 6 April 1946, p. 10