John Reeves (Australian footballer)
| John Reeves | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal information | |||
| Date of birth | 2 September 1929 | ||
| Date of death | 1 May 1970 (aged 40) | ||
| Original team(s) | Assumption College, Victoria | ||
| Height | 185 cm (6 ft 1 in) | ||
| Weight | 86 kg (190 lb) | ||
| Playing career1 | |||
| Years | Club | Games (Goals) | |
| 1948–1955 | North Melbourne | 102 (36) | |
| 1956 | St Kilda | 8 (1) | |
| Total | 110 (37) | ||
|
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1956. | |||
| Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com | |||
John 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 in the 1980s,[2] and his grandson Josh Caddy currently plays for Richmond Football Club. Reeves's son Justin Reeves is the Chief Commercial Officer at Geelong, previously being a senior Collingwood Football Club executive.
References
- ↑ "John Reeves - Player Bio". Australian Football. Retrieved 20 November 2014.
- ↑ Holmesby, Russell; Main, Jim (2002). The Encyclopedia of AFL Footballers (4th ed.). Melbourne, Victoria: Crown Content. p. 542. ISBN 1-74095-001-1.
External links
- John Reeves's playing statistics from AFL Tables
- John Reeves at AustralianFootball.com
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