Australian rules footballer
| Joe Reilly | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal information | |||
| Full name | Francis Joseph Reilly | ||
| Date of birth | 17 September 1916 | ||
| Place of birth | Lismore, Victoria | ||
| Date of death | 15 November 2003(2003-11-15) (aged 87) | ||
| Place of death | Geelong, Victoria | ||
| Height | 180 cm (5 ft 11 in) | ||
| Weight | 86 kg (190 lb) | ||
| Playing career | |||
| Years | Club | Games (Goals) | |
| 1940–1942 | Richmond | 17 (0) | |
| Playing statistics correct to the end of 1942. | |||
| Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com | |||
Francis Joseph Reilly (17 September 1916 – 15 November 2003) was an Australian rules footballer who played with Richmond in the Victorian Football League (VFL).
Reilly was a rugged back pocket in Richmond's loss to Essendon in the 1942 VFL Grand Final.
He worked in the police force and in 1946 transferred to Ballarat, where he joined the East Ballarat Football Club, as coach.
Joe Reilly married Rosie May Martin in Melbourne in 1945, shortly before their move to Ballarat.
References
- "WW2 Nominal Roll: REILLY, Joseph Francis". Government of Australia.
- Holmesby, Russell; Main, Jim (2007). The Encyclopedia Of AFL Footballers. BAS Publishing. ISBN 9781920910785.
- "AFL Tables: Joe Reilly". afltables.com.
- The Argus,"D. Martin For Berrigan", 6 April 1946, p. 10
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