Francis Joseph Reilly (17 September 1916 – 15 November 2003) was an
Australian rules football
Australian football, also called Australian rules football or Aussie rules, or more simply football or footy, is a contact sport played between two teams of 18 players on an oval field, often a modified cricket ground. Points are scored by k ...
er who played with
Richmond
Richmond most often refers to:
* Richmond, Virginia, the capital of Virginia, United States
* Richmond, London, a part of London
* Richmond, North Yorkshire, a town in England
* Richmond, British Columbia, a city in Canada
* Richmond, California, ...
in the
Victorian Football League
The Victorian Football League (VFL) is an Australian rules football league in Australia serving as one of the second-tier regional semi-professional competitions which sit underneath the fully professional Australian Football League (AFL). It ...
(VFL).
Reilly was a rugged back pocket in Richmond's loss to
Essendon Essendon may refer to:
Australia
*Electoral district of Essendon
*Electoral district of Essendon and Flemington
*Essendon, Victoria
**Essendon railway station
**Essendon Airport
*Essendon Football Club in the Australian Football League
United King ...
in the
1942 VFL Grand Final
The 1942 VFL Grand Final was an Australian rules football game contested between the Essendon Football Club and Richmond Football Club, held at the Princes Park in Melbourne on 19 September 1942. It was the 44th annual Grand Final of the Victo ...
.
He worked in the police force and in 1946 transferred to Ballarat, where he joined the
East Ballarat Football Club
The East Ballarat Football Club was an Australian rules football club which competed in the Ballarat Football League.
First formed in 1885 the club remained a junior club in their district, their senior club being Ballarat Imperial Football Clu ...
, as coach.
[''The Argus']
"D. Martin For Berrigan"
6 April 1946, p. 10
Joe Reilly married Rosie May Martin in Melbourne in 1945, shortly before their move to Ballarat.
References
1916 births
2003 deaths
Australian rules footballers from Victoria (Australia)
Richmond Football Club players
East Ballarat Football Club players
Australian military personnel of World War II
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