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Key Facts

Full name
Guy Lindsay Lewis Reiffel

Known as
Lou Reiffel

Born
5 November 1910

Died
16 November 1977 (aged 67)

Age at first & last AFL game
First game: 25y 179d
Last game: 30y 186d

Height and weight
Height: 170 cm
Weight: 60 kg

Senior clubs
Melbourne; South Melbourne

Jumper numbers
Melbourne: 2, 5
South Melbourne: 5

Recruited from
Ballarat Imperial (1936); Melbourne (1939)

Family links
Ron Reiffel (Son)

Lou Reiffel

Advanced stats
ClubLeagueCareer spanGamesGoalsAvgWin %AKIAHBAMKBV
MelbourneV/AFL1936-193935732.0963%14.62—3.462
South MelbourneV/AFL1939-194129551.9028%———2
V/AFL1936-1941641282.0047%14.62—3.464
Total1936-1941641282.0047%14.62—3.464

Pre 1965 stats are for selected matches only

AFL: 4,354th player to appear, 3,631st most games played, 813th most goals kickedMelbourne: 547th player to appear, 433rd most games played, 105th most goals kickedSouth Melbourne: 546th player to appear, 483rd most games played, 136th most goals kicked

Extremely diminutive for a league footballer at just 170 cm and barely 60 kg, Lou Reiffel was a dual premiership player with Ballarat Imperial before moving to the VFL with Melbourne in 1936. An extremely adept ground player, and dangerous near goal, he played 35 games and kicked 73 goals for the Fuchsias before crossing to South Melbourne midway through the 1939 season. He was South's top goal kicker in 1940 with 33 goals, and altogether booted 55 goals in 29 games for the club. He retired at the conclusion of the 1941 season.

Author - John Devaney

Sources

Full Points Footy Publications

Footnotes

* Behinds calculated from the 1965 season on.
+ Score at the end of extra time.