Reg Richards
Athlete
1917 –
Who is Reg Richards?
Reg M. Richards was an Australian rules footballer who played with South Melbourne in the Victorian Football League.
Richards was recruited from Clifton Hill CYMS but came from the country town of Blackwood. He started his career at South Melbourne as an 18 year old in 1936 but wasn't a regular fixture in the team until 1940.
He was a rover for South Melbourne in the 1945 VFL Grand Final "bloodbath", which they lost to Carlton. After playing all 20 home and away games, he had missed the semi-final with influenza but recovered in time to be selected for the grand final, taking the place of Max Blumfield.
In 1947, his final season, he missed eight games through suspension, following a fight with Fitzroy's Noel Price during their round six encounter. Price, who was also suspended for eight weeks, left Richards with a broken nose.
Once his VFL career ended he moved to the country and became playing coach of the Ballarat Football Club as playing coach.
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