DOB: 5 November 1910
Died: 16 November 1977
Debut: Round 1, 1936 against South Melbourne at Lake Oval
Last MFC Game: Round 1, 1939 against Richmond at MCG
From: Ballarat Imperials
Number: 2 (1936-1939)
Games: 35 (64 total)
Goals: 73 (128 total)
Career Statistics
| Wins | Draws | Losses | Winning % |
| 22 | 0 | 13 | 62.85 |
Guy "Lou" Reiffel was cleared to Melbourne a week before the 1936 season after two premierships in Ballarat. He had been considered too small for league football by scouts from most teams, but roved for three full seasons at the highest level. Reiffel played 16 games in his first season, though he missed a game early in the year after being cut when falling under a hay bale at work.
Reiffel kicked a career high eight goals in the Round 16, 1937 victory over Collingwood, with six coming in the last term as Melbourne overcame their equal largest deficit at three quarter time to win. He intended to join VFA club Williamstown in the 1939 pre-season, but was unwilling to join them without a clearance. Reiffel only played one more game, before joining South Melbourne in mid-1939. He played 29 games at South and was their leading goalscorer in 1940.
His son Ron played six games for Richmond in 1951/1952, and grandson Paul was an Australian international cricketer.
| Year | Games | Goals | Brownlow |
| 1936 | 16 | 31 | 2 |
| 1937 | 8 | 22 | 0 |
| 1938 | 10 | 18 | 0 |
| 1939 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
Notes
Also shown as R. Reiffel in some reports.
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Two clubs in the same season
Media
Sun - 27/05/1936, 17/05/1939
Age - 02/05/1936, 07/06/1939, 08/06/1939
Argus - 08/06/1939
Sporting Globe - 21/06/1939
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