Lou Riley

Lou Riley
Personal information
Full name	Louis Riley
Date of birth	7 September 1909
Date of death	20 April 1989(1989-04-20) (aged 79)
Original team(s)	Golden Point
Height	175 cm (5 ft 9 in)
Weight	72 kg (159 lb)
Position(s)	Half forward flank
Playing career¹
Years	Club	Games (Goals)
1932–1934	Melbourne	20 (27)
1934–1938	Collingwood	44 (60)
Total		64 (87)
¹ Playing statistics correct to the end of 1938.
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com

Louis "Lou" Riley (7 September 1909 - 20 April 1989)^[1] 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". Collingwood Forever. Retrieved 27 August 2014.

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

Collingwood Football Club 1935/36 VFL premiers
1935: Collingwood 11.12 (78) defeated South Melbourne 7.16 (58), at the Melbourne Cricket Ground 1936: Collingwood 11.23 (89) defeated South Melbourne 10.18 (78), at the Melbourne Cricket Ground
1. H. Collier (c) 4/3. Bowyer 5/4. Carmody 7/2. A. Collier 11/7. Doherty 13/8. Froude 14/9. Fraser 15/21. Pannam 17/12. Kyne 18/13. Morgan 23/17. Riley 24/18. Ross 25/16. Regan 27/19. Stackpole 28/21. Whelan 29/22. Woods
Coach: McHale

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