Lou Riley

Lou Riley
Personal information
Full name	Louis Riley
Date of birth	7 September 1909
Date of death	20 April 1989 (aged 79)
Original team(s)	Golden Point
Height/Weight	175 cm / 72 kg
Position(s)	Half forward flank
Playing career^1
Years	Club	Games (Goals)
1932–1934 1934–1938 Total	Melbourne Collingwood	20 (27) 44 (60) 64 (87)
^1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1938 season.

Louis "Lou" 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.

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.

References

1. "Lou Riley". Collingwood Forever. Retrieved 27 August 2014.

• Lou Riley's statistics from AFL Tables
• Holmesby, Russell and Main, Jim (2007). The Encyclopedia of AFL Footballers. 7th ed. Melbourne: Bas Publishing.