Lou Riley

Lou Riley
Riley in 1935
Personal information
Full name	Louis Andrew Riley
Date of birth	(1909-09-07)7 September 1909
Place of birth	Granville, New South Wales
Date of death	20 April 1989(1989-04-20) (aged 79)
Original team(s)	Golden Point
Height	175 cm (5 ft 9 in)
Weight	72 kg (159 lb)
Position(s)	Half forward flank
Playing career1
Years	Club	Games (Goals)
1932–1934	Melbourne	20 (27)
1934–1938	Collingwood	44 (60)
Total		64 (87)
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1938.
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com

Louis Andrew Riley (7 September 1909 – 20 April 1989) was an Australian rules footballer who played for Melbourne and Collingwood in the Victorian Football League (VFL) during the 1930s.

The youngest son of Alexander Riley (1873–1911) and Emily Caroline Riley, née Hele (1874–1963), Louis Andrew Riley was born at Granville, New South Wales in 1909. The family moved to Ballarat while Louis was an infant.

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

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