Tom Reynolds (footballer)
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Tom Reynolds the brother of three times Brownlow Medal
winner Dick Reynolds
and cousin of Richmond champion player and coach Max Oppy
, was an Australian rules footballer who played with Essendon
in the VFL
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Reynolds was a forward and passed 50 goals in a season on 4 occasions, topping Essendon's goalkicking each time.
His best effort was a tally of 71 goals in 1939 which included a haul of 10 in a game against Hawthorn.
His end of season tally was a club record until passed by John Coleman a decade later.
Brownlow Medal
The Chas Brownlow Trophy, better known as the Brownlow Medal , is awarded to the "fairest and best" player in the Australian Football League during the regular season as determined by votes cast by the officiating field umpires after each game...
winner Dick Reynolds
Dick Reynolds
Richard Sylvannus 'Dick' Reynolds was an Australian rules footballer and coach who represented Essendon and Victoria with great distinction....
and cousin of Richmond champion player and coach Max Oppy
Max Oppy
William "Max" Oppy was an Australian rules football player who played in the Victorian Football League between 1942 and 1954 for the Richmond Football Club. He was senior coach of Richmond in 1956....
, was an Australian rules footballer who played with Essendon
Essendon Football Club
The Essendon Football Club, nicknamed The Bombers, is an Australian rules football club which plays in the Australian Football League...
in the VFL
Australian Football League
The Australian Football League is both the governing body and the major professional competition in the sport of Australian rules football...
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Reynolds was a forward and passed 50 goals in a season on 4 occasions, topping Essendon's goalkicking each time.
His best effort was a tally of 71 goals in 1939 which included a haul of 10 in a game against Hawthorn.
His end of season tally was a club record until passed by John Coleman a decade later.