Reg Coyle

Reg Coyle
Personal information
Date of birth 1 August 1917
Place of birth South Melbourne, Victoria
Date of death 10 September 1975(1975-09-10) (aged 58)[1]
Original team(s) South Melbourne YCW
Debut 1937, South Melbourne
v. Carlton, at Lake Oval
Height/Weight 173 cm / 76 kg
Playing career1
Years Club Games (Goals)
1937–1945 South Melbourne 62 (3)
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1945 season.

Reginald Francis Coyle (1 August 1917 – 10 September 1975) was an Australian rules footballer who played for South Melbourne in the Victorian Football League (VFL) in the 1930s and 1940s.

Born in South Melbourne, Victoria, Coyle was recruited from local club South Melbourne YCW and made his VFL debut for South Melbourne against Carlton at the Lake Oval in Round 12 1937.[2] A wingman, Coyle had played 53 senior games by the end of the 1941 season, and polled votes in the 1940 and 1941 Brownlow Medal counts but interrupted his career when he enlisted in the Australian Army on 18 July 1942. Coyle had gained the rank of Corporal by his discharge on 28 March 1945.[3] Following his discharge, Coyle returned to South Melbourne where he played a further nine games before retiring.

References

  1. ↑ Sydney Morning Herald, 17 September 1975
  2. ↑ "Reg Coyle", AFL Tables http://afltables.com/afl/stats/players/R/Reg_Coyle.html Accessed 7 September 2009.
  3. ↑ "Coyle, Reginald Francis", WWII Nominal Roll, http://www.ww2roll.gov.au/Veteran.aspx?ServiceId=A&VeteranId=493074 Accessed 7 September 2009.


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