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.
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.
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.