Lou Riley Explained

Lou Riley
Fullname:Louis Andrew Riley
Birth Date:7 September 1909
Birth Place:Granville, New South Wales
Originalteam:Golden Point
Height:175 cm
Weight:72 kg
Position:Half forward flank
Statsend:1938
Years1:1932–1934
Club1:Melbourne
Games Goals1:20 (27)
Years2:1934–1938
Club2:Collingwood
Games Goals2:44 (60)
Games Goalstotal:64 (87)

Louis Andrew 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.

The youngest son of Alexander Riley (1873–1911) and Emily Caroline Riley, née Hele (1874–1963), Louis Andrew Riley was born at Granville, New South Wales in 1909. The family moved to Ballarat while Louis was an infant.

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.

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Lou Riley. Collingwood Forever. 27 August 2014.