Barry Reilly

Barry ‘Bunny’ Reilly (born Warwick, Queensland), is an Australian former rugby league footballer of the 1960s and 1970s.

Career

He played in the NSWRFL Premiership for the Eastern Suburbs Roosters from 1966–71 and 1973–79, and the Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks in 1972.

Reilly was also known as 'The Axe’ because of his defensive technique, which it was said allowed him to chop down opposition attackers like an axe. Reilly was a member of the Eastern Suburbs premiership-winning sides in 1974 and 1975. During the 1976 NSWRFL season, Reilly played as a prop forward for Eastern Suburbs in their unofficial 1976 World Club Challenge match against British champions St. Helens in Sydney.

Also a backrower, Reilly played almost 200 matches for the Roosters and was named as a bench player in that club's ’Team Of The Century’.

During the 1990 season, Reilly helped out the club as a caretaker coach.

References

The Encyclopedia Of Rugby League Players; Alan Whiticker & Glen Hudson

Eastern Suburbs Roosters squad - 1974 NSWRFL Premiers (10th title)

1. Russell Fairfax 2. Jim Porter 3. John Brass 4. Mark Harris 5. Bill Mullins 6. John Peard 7. Johnny Mayes 8. Ian McKay 9. Elwyn Walters 10. Ken Jones 11. Arthur Beetson (c) 12. Bunny Reilly 13. Ron Coote 14. Greg Bandiera 15. Harry Cameron Coach: Jack Gibson

Eastern Suburbs Roosters squad - 1975 NSWRFL Premiers (11th title)

1. Ian Schubert 2. Bruce Pickett 3. John Brass 4. John Rheinberger 5. Bill Mullins 6. John Peard 7. Johnny Mayes 8. Ian McKay 9. Elwyn Walters 10. Grant Hedger 11. Arthur Beetson (c) 12. Ron Coote 13. Kevin Stevens 14. Bunny Reilly 15. Des O'Reilly Coach: Jack Gibson

Eastern Suburbs Roosters squad – 1976 World Club Challenge winners

1 Russell Fairfax 2 Ian Schubert 3 Mark Harris 4 John Brass 5 Bill Mullins 6 Trevor Barnes 7 Kevin Stevens 8 Barry Reilly 9 Arthur Beetson (c) 10 Ian Mackay 11 Royce Ayliffe 12 Elwyn Walters 13 Kel Jones 14 Robert Laurie 15 Johnny Mayes 16 Grant Hedger 17 Greg Townsend Coach: Jack Gibson

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