John Reeves | |
Fullname: | John Norman Reeves |
Birth Date: | 2 September 1929 |
Birth Place: | Windsor, Victoria |
Death Place: | Parkville, Victoria |
Originalteam: | Assumption College, Victoria |
Height: | 185 cm |
Weight: | 86 kg |
Statsend: | 1956 |
Years1: | 1948–1955 |
Club1: | North Melbourne |
Games Goals1: | 102 (36) |
Years2: | 1956 |
Club2: | St Kilda |
Games Goals2: | 8 (1) |
Games Goalstotal: | 110 (37) |
John Norman Reeves (2 September 1929 – 1 May 1970)[1] was an Australian rules footballer for North Melbourne and St Kilda in the Victorian Football League, (VFL).
Originally from Assumption College, Kilmore, Reeves made his senior VFL debut in 1948 and played in North Melbourne's losing 1950 VFL Grand Final side. After eight seasons at North Melbourne Reeves transferred to St Kilda for the 1956 VFL season, which proved to be his last.
Reeves's son Michael played for North Melbourne and Fitzroy between 1980 and 1987,[2] and his grandson Josh Caddy played for the Gold Coast Suns, the Geelong Football Club and the Richmond Football Club between 2011 and 2022. Another grandson, Ned Reeves, is currently playing for Hawthorn. His son Justin Reeves is the Chief Executive Officer [3] at Hawthorn Football Club, previously being a senior executive at both Collingwood Football Club and Geelong Football Club.