DOB: 17 September 1914
Died: 23 July 1943
MFC Debut: Round 12, 1937 against Richmond at Punt Road
Last MFC Game: Round 14, 1937 against Carlton at Princes Park
From: Sixth Scouts/North Melbourne
Number: 11 (1937)
Games: 3 (13 total)
Goals: 1 (3 total)
Career Statistics
| Wins | Draws | Losses | Winning % |
| 1 | 0 | 2 | 33.33 |
Beresford "Fat" Reilly, a former Victorian schoolboy football representative, joined Footscray from the local juniors competition but couldn't break into the Bulldogs senior side. Instead, he moved to North Melbourne, and was recruited to Melbourne by committeeman Les Lambrick after eight games. Reilly started with the Seconds in 1936, before being promoted to the seniors in mid-1937. He went directly from the lower grade to his first senior match with Melbourne without ever training with the main side. Reilly was amongst the best in his first game but only played twice more.
Reilly was dropped from Melbourne's senior list early in 1938. He was intended to play with the Seconds but was instead cleared to St Kilda, where he played two more games that year.
After his VFL career ended Reilly worked in the family butchery before enlisting in the RAAF in March 1941. He served in Canada during World War 2 before becoming a Pilot Officer but was killed in an air crash over Crete during a bombing raid.
| Year | Games | Goals | Brownlow |
| 1937 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
Lists
North Melbourne
Players who served during war
St Kilda
Notes
Nickname also shown as 'Snowy'
Media
Herald - 16/07/1937, 06/05/1938
Links
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