George Reginald Thomas (6 July 1909 – 5 December 1966) 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 the South Melbourne Football Club and the Footscray Football Club in the Victorian Football League (VFL) and the Williamstown Football Club in the Victorian Football Association (VFA).

Family

The son of George Griffith Thomas (1875–1942), and Edith Thomas (1875-1945), née Richardson, George Reginald Thomas was born at Footscray, Victoria on 6 July 1909. He married Eileen Mary Sullivan (b.1911), at Clifton Hill, on 19 December 1936.

Football

Williamstown (VFA)

Thomas crossed to Williamstown in the VFA in 1938 without a clearance from the Swans where he was captain-coach of the Seconds. Thomas played in 63 games (119 goals) for Williamstown over four seasons (1938 to 1941). He was vice-captain of its 1939 premiership side. A broken foot and war-related employment restricted Thomas to just 5 games in 1941. He was awarded the most effective player trophy and best attendance at training in 1938, and was the most improved player in 1940.

Death

He died at Richmond, Victoria on 5 December 1966.Deaths: Thomas, ''The Age'', (Tuesday, 6 December 1966), p. 21.
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Reg Thomas, at ''The VFA Project''.
1909 births 1966 deaths Australian rules footballers from Victoria (state) Sydney Swans players Western Bulldogs players Williamstown Football Club players {{AFL-bio-1909-stub