Robert John Harley (19 April 1925 – 1 February 2014) was a former Australian rules footballer who played with South Melbourne in the Victorian Football League (VFL).[3]

Reg Harley
Personal information
Full name Robert John Harley[1]
Date of birth (1925-04-19)19 April 1925
Date of death 1 February 2014(2014-02-01) (aged 88)
Original team(s) Spotswood[2]
Height 170 cm (5 ft 7 in)
Weight 76 kg (168 lb)
Position(s) Defence
Playing career1
Years Club Games (Goals)
1945–1947; 1953–1955 Williamstown 117 (19)
1948–1952 South Melbourne 61 (12)
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1955.
Career highlights
  • 2x VFA premiership: 1945, 1954
  • 2x Williamstown best and fairest: 1946, 1947
  • Selected on interchange in Williamstown Team of the Century (inducted 2003)
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com


Notes

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  1. ^ "HARLEY, Robert John (Reg) - MyTributes". Herald Sun. 3 February 2014. Retrieved 19 February 2024.
  2. ^ "'Town Win Well". Williamstown Advertiser. No. 3552. Victoria, Australia. 3 June 1944. p. 3. Retrieved 19 February 2024 – via National Library of Australia.
  3. ^ Holmesby, Russell; Main, Jim (2014). The Encyclopedia of AFL Footballers: every AFL/VFL player since 1897 (10th ed.). Seaford, Victoria: BAS Publishing. p. 365. ISBN 978-1-921496-32-5.
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