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Reginald Morris Richards (14 December 1917 – 7 September 1991) was an Australian rules footballer who played with
South Melbourne South Melbourne is an inner suburb in Melbourne, Victoria (Australia), Victoria, Australia, 3 km south of Melbourne's Melbourne central business district, Central Business District, located within the City of Port Phillip Local government ...
in the
Victorian Football League The Victorian Football League (VFL) is an Australian rules football league in Australia serving as one of the second-tier regional semi-professional competitions which sit underneath the fully professional Australian Football League (AFL). I ...
(VFL). Richards was recruited from Clifton Hill CYMS but came from the country town of
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. 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.AFL Tables: Reg Richards
/ref> He was a rover for South Melbourne in the
1945 VFL Grand Final The 1945 VFL Grand Final was an Australian rules football game contested between the South Melbourne Football Club and Carlton Football Club, held at Princes Park in Melbourne on 29 September 1945. It was the 47th annual Grand Final of the V ...
"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
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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
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as playing coach. Reynolds also briefly served in the Australian Army during World War II.


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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Richards, Reg 1917 births 1991 deaths Australian rules footballers from Victoria (state) Sydney Swans players Ballarat Football Club players Military personnel from Victoria (state) Australian Army personnel of World War II