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Lou Riley
Riley in 1935
Personal information
Full name Louis Riley
Date of birth (1909-09-07)7 September 1909
Date of death 20 April 1989(1989-04-20) (aged 79)
Original team(s) Golden Point
Height 175 cm (5 ft 9 in)
Weight 72 kg (159 lb)
Position(s) Half forward flank
Playing career1
Years Club Games (Goals)
1932–1934 Melbourne 20 (27)
1934–1938 Collingwood 44 (60)
Total 64 (87)
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1938.
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com

Louis Riley (7 September 1909 – 20 April 1989)[1] was an Australian rules footballer who played for Melbourne and Collingwood in the Victorian Football League (VFL) during the 1930s.

Riley, a half forward flanker, spent two and a half years playing at Melbourne before crossing to Collingwood during the 1934 season. He kicked a career high 38 goals in 1935 and finished the year in a premiership team. Another premiership followed in 1936 and he remained at Collingwood for a further two seasons before retiring.

References

  1. ^ "Lou Riley". Collingwood Forever. Retrieved 27 August 2014.
  • Lou Riley's playing statistics from AFL Tables
  • Holmesby, Russell and Main, Jim (2007). The Encyclopedia of AFL Footballers. 7th ed. Melbourne: Bas Publishing.