Jeff Riley

Thomas Jefferson Riley (16 January 1880 – 1 March 1954) was an Australian rules footballer who played with St Kilda in the Victorian Football League (VFL).[1]

Jeff Riley
Personal information
Full name Thomas Jefferson Riley
Date of birth (1880-01-16)16 January 1880
Place of birth Dargo, Victoria
Date of death 1 March 1954(1954-03-01) (aged 74)
Place of death Murrumbeena, Victoria
Original team(s) Warriors
Playing career1
Years Club Games (Goals)
1909 St Kilda 1 (0)
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1909.
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com

Family

The son of Samuel Thompson Riley (c.1829-1905),[2] and Jane Riley (c.1840-1912),[3] née Hughes, Thomas Jefferson Riley was born at Dargo, Victoria on 16 January 1880.

He married Edith Selina Collins (1881-1946) in 1902.[4]

Football

Cleared to St Kilda from the Warrior Football Club in the Goldfields Football League on 26 May 1909.[5] he played his only senior VFL game, against Geelong on 5 June 1909.

Geoffrey [sic] Riley from the Warriors, Western Australia, will most likely be seen in St. Kilda colours shortly. He showed excellent form at practice recently and as he obtained his permit on Wednesday evening, his appearance on St. Kilda's defence lines is only a matter of time. He is a farmer at Berwick and ploughing and other manual labour is helping to get him into condition while a football is on hand to bring him up to the standard in handling the ball. He was acknowledged as a champion in Western Australia.
            The Argus, 28 May 1909.[6]
Riley, who recently obtained a transfer from "The Warriors", Western Australia, will probably appear [for St Kilda] on the half-back line [against Geelong, tomorrow]. He is a farmer at Berwick, and is the owner of a traction-engine and chaff-cutting plant. Crops are growing and the chaff is all cut, so Riley feels he can devote some spare time to football.
            The Argus, 4 June 1909.[7]

Politics

He was President of the Carnegie Ratepayers' Association (in 1919),[8] and was elected to the Caulfield City Council in 1922.[9][10]

He was the Liberal candidate for the Victorian Legislative Assembly's seat of Oakleigh in 1927.[11]

He was the President of the Old Westralians Association in 1929.[12]

Death

He died on 1 March 1954 at Murrumbeena, Victoria.[13]

Notes
  1. Holmesby, Russell; Main, Jim (2014). The Encyclopedia of AFL Footballers: every AFL/VFL player since 1897 (10th ed.). Seaford, Victoria: BAS Publishing. p. 749. ISBN 978-1-921496-32-5.
  2. Deaths: Riley, The Gippsland Times, (Monday, 26 June 1905), p.2.
  3. (News Item), The Stratford Sentinel and Briagolong Express, (Friday, 11 October 1912), p.2.
  4. Deaths: Riley, The Age, (Wednesday, 2 October 1946), p.10.
  5. Football: League Permit Business, The Age, (Thursday, 27 May 1909), p.5.
  6. 'Old Boy', Football, The Argus, (Friday, 28 May 1909), p.7.
  7. Football: Club Gossip, The Argus, (Friday, 4 June 1909), p.9.
  8. General News: Drainage at Caulfield, The Age, (Wednesday, 29 January 1919), p.8.
  9. Election Notices: City of Caulfield, The Herald, (Friday, 25 August 1922), p.13.
  10. By-Election at Caulfield, The Age, (Friday, 10 October 1924), p.12.
  11. Oakleigh: Mr. T. J. Riley's Meeting, The Age, (Thursday, 3 March 1927), p.10.
  12. In Town and Out: Contingent from Victoria, The Herald, (Saturday, 9 February 1929), p.8.
  13. Deaths: Riley, The Age, (Wednesday, 3 March 1954), p.17.
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