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Key Facts

Full name
Julian Reilly

Known as
Elkin Reilly

Born
2 April 1938

Died
3 September 2020 (aged 82)

Ethnicity
Indigenous Australian

Age at first & last AFL game
First game: 24y 47d
Last game: 28y 140d

Height and weight
Height: 191 cm
Weight: 91 kg

Senior clubs
South Melbourne

Jumper numbers
South Melbourne: 35

Elkin Reilly

Advanced stats
Club
League
Career span
Games
Goals
Avg
Win %
AKI
AHB
AMK
BV
South MelbourneV/AFL1962-19665120.0429%7.631.583.215
Total1962-19665120.0429%7.631.583.215

Pre 1965 stats are for selected matches only

AFL: 7,377th player to appear, 4,314th most games played, 8,118th most goals kickedSouth Melbourne: 860th player to appear, 335th most games played, 825th most goals kicked

Elkin Reilly was a hefty aboriginal ruckman and defender who had a noteworthy career in country football, which included the winning of two Mail Medals, prior to sampling the ‘big time’ with South Melbourne. From 1962 to 1966 he played 51 VFL games and kicked two goals for South whilst forging an effective partnership with champion rover Bob Skilton. A ruptured appendix brought the curtain down on Reilly’s VFL career, but he continued to play in various country competitions for several more seasons.

Author - John Devaney

Sources

Full Points Publications

Footnotes

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