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 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 Geelong (VFL) Reed was a utility player and was recruited from Euroa.These Made League Lists: Geelong, The Age, (Monday, 16 April 1951), p.14.V.F.L. Clearances: To Geelong, (Saturday, 21 April 1951), p.20.
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 matchFootball Statistics, The Age, (Monday, 1 October 1951), p.12.—and he also played on the wing when Geelong lost to Collingwood, 8.17 (65) to 11.11 (77) in the 1953 Grand Final.
Reed returned to play with Euroa in 1954 in the Waranga North East Football Association and was appointed as Euroa's captain-coach in 1955 and also won the 1955 WNEFA best and fairest award.
Reed also played 49 games with Benalla over three years, coached Violet Town in 1968 and 1969.
Reed played 150 games with Euroa, including premierships in 1964, 1965 and 1967.
Notes
References ALL ELSE, The (Adelaide) News, (Friday, 5 October 1951), p.17. Euroa Football Club, The Alexandra Standard, (Friday, 5 March 1954), p.2. League Final Lists: Geelong, The Argus, (Monday, 12 April 1954), p.19. Holmesby, Russell and Main, Jim (2007). The Encyclopedia of AFL Footballers. 7th ed. Melbourne: Bas Publishing.
External links
Euroa Football Club: Team of the Century, Euroa Football Netball Club, August 2001. Les Reed: Fond farewell to Les via On Reflection