Joe Reilly (Australian footballer)

Joe Reilly
Personal information
Full name	Francis Joseph Reilly
Date of birth	17 September 1916
Place of birth	Lismore, Victoria[1]
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^1
Years	Club	Games (Goals)
1940–1942	Richmond	17 (0)
^1 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).^[2]

Reilly was a rugged back pocket in Richmond's loss to Essendon in the 1942 VFL Grand Final.^[3]

He worked in the police force and in 1946 transferred to Ballarat, where he joined the East Ballarat Football Club, as coach.^[4]

Joe Reilly married Rosie May Martin in Melbourne in 1945, shortly before their move to Ballarat.

References

1. "WW2 Nominal Roll: REILLY, Joseph Francis". Government of Australia.
2. Holmesby, Russell; Main, Jim (2007). The Encyclopedia Of AFL Footballers. BAS Publishing. ISBN 9781920910785.
3. "AFL Tables: Joe Reilly". afltables.com.
4. The Argus,"D. Martin For Berrigan", 6 April 1946, p. 10