Les Reed (footballer) explained

Les Reed
Fullname:Leslie George Reed
Birth Date:16 August 1932
Birth Place:Yea, Victoria
Death Place:Euroa, Victoria
Originalteam:Euroa
Height:178 cm
Weight:74 kg
Statsend:1953
Years1:1951–1953
Club1:Geelong
Games Goals1:25 (3)

Leslie George Reed (16 August 1932 – 25 May 2021) was an Australian rules footballer who played for Geelong in the VFL during the early 1950s.

Family

The son of Thomas William Reed (1907-1992), and Dorothy Jean Reed (1912-2006), née Mortimer, Leslie George Reed was born at Yea, Victoria on 16 August 1932.

He married Joan "Mickey" Heathcote (1931-2015) on 9 October 1954.

Football

Geelong (VFL)

Reed was a utility player and was recruited from Euroa.[1] [2]

He was the 19th man for the Geelong's 1951 premiership side that defeated the Essendon team that played without the suspended John Coleman, 11.15 (81) to 10.10 (70) -- he replaced the injured Loy Stewart during the match[3] -- and he also played on the wing when Geelong lost to Collingwood, 8.17 (65) to 11.11 (77) in the 1953 Grand Final.

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Notes and References

  1. http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article206390642 These Made League Lists: Geelong, The Age, (Monday, 16 April 1951), p.14.
  2. http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article206385410 V.F.L. Clearances: To Geelong, (Saturday, 21 April 1951), p.20.
  3. http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article205326113 Football Statistics, The Age, (Monday, 1 October 1951), p.12.