Full Name: JOE REILLY
Date of Birth: 17/09/1916
Height: 180 cm ( 5-11 )
Weight: 86 kg ( 13-7 )
Guernsey: 34
Debut: 18/05/1940, Round 4, Geelong
Last Game: 19/09/1942, Round GF, Essendon
RICHMOND SENIORS
Seasons: 1940-42
Total Games: 17
Total Goals: 0
Honours:
RICHMOND RESERVES
Seasons: 1939-43
Total Games: 71
Total Goals: 3
Honours:
BIOGRAPHY
“Joe” played most of his football in defence. He was recruited from Malvern Amateurs and spent a total of five seasons with Richmond and played at centre-half-back in Richmond’s 1942 Grand Final side. He left Richmond at the end of 1943 and coached locally for two years before moving to the country as playing-coach of East Ballarat. Joe was a policeman in the Victoria Police Force for 35 years.
PRE RICHMOND
CYMS 1933-34, Games 40 ; Malvern Amateurs 1935-38, Games 80.
POST RICHMOND
Richmond Districts Captain/Coach 1944-45 ( Honours - Premiership 1944 ) ; East Ballarat Captain/Coach 1946/47, Games 28, Goals 4 ; Burrumbeet Captain/Coach 1948-49, Games 40 ; North Ballarat Board Member 1950-53.
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