Horrie Riley (10 September 1902 – 8 February 1970) was an Australian rules footballer who played with Sturt in the SAFL.[1]
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Full name | Horace Alexander Riley | ||
Date of birth | (1902-09-10)10 September 1902 | ||
Place of birth | Melbourne, Victoria, Australia | ||
Date of death | 8 February 1970(1970-02-08) (aged 67) | ||
Place of death | Kangaroo Island, South Australia | ||
Original team(s) | St Augustine's | ||
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Years | Club | Games (Goals) | |
1922–1930 | Sturt | 122 (121) | |
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South Australia | 20 | ||
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Source: AustralianFootball.com |
Despite being one of the smaller players in the league, Victorian born Horrie Riley was particularly strong in the air.
He won the 1923 Magarey Medal, was a member of Sturt's premiership side in 1926 and represented South Australia 20 times at interstate football.
When he retired he 1930 he had played a total of 122 games.
Riley has a place in the back pocket in Sturt's official 'Team of the Century'.
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The Magarey Medal has been awarded since 1898 to the "best and most brilliant" player in the South Australian National Football League and its various incarnations. |
Sturt Football Club • 1926 SAFL premiers | |
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Sturt 9.10 (64) defeated North Adelaide 7.9 (51), at Adelaide Oval, 2 October 1926, crowd: 40,000 | |
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Sturt Football Club • Team of the Century | |
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South Australian squad – 1927 Interstate Carnival | |
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Western Australia 12.15 (87) defeated South Australia 9.18 (72) Victoria 21.19 (145) defeated South Australia 14.12 (96) | |
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