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Les Reed (footballer)

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Les Reed
Personal information
Full name Leslie George Reed
Date of birth (1932-08-16)16 August 1932
Place of birth Yea, Victoria
Date of death 25 May 2021(2021-05-25) (aged 88)
Place of death Euroa, Victoria
Original team(s) Euroa
Height 178 cm (5 ft 10 in)
Weight 74 kg (163 lb)
Playing career1
Years Club Games (Goals)
1951–1953 Geelong 25 (3)
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1953.
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com

Leslie George Reed (16 August 1932 – 25 May 2021) was an Australian rules footballer who played for Geelong in the VFL during the early 1950s.

Family

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The son of Thomas William Reed (1907-1992), and Dorothy Jean Reed (1912-2006), née Mortimer, Leslie George Reed was born at Yea, Victoria on 16 August 1932.

He married Joan "Mickey" Heathcote (1931-2015) on 9 October 1954.

Football

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Geelong (VFL)

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Reed was a utility player and was recruited from Euroa.[1][2]

He was the 19th man for the Geelong's 1951 premiership side that defeated the Essendon team that played without the suspended John Coleman, 11.15 (81) to 10.10 (70) -- he replaced the injured Loy Stewart during the match[3] -- and he also played on the wing when Geelong lost to Collingwood, 8.17 (65) to 11.11 (77) in the 1953 Grand Final.

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