Max Oppy

This is the player profile for Max Oppy, born in Maryborough, Victoria in 1924. He played for Richmond in the VFL/AFL, winning a premiership with Richmond in 1943. Max Oppy also coached Richmond.

Player Details

Name: William Oppy
Full Name: William Maxwell Oppy
Alias: Max Oppy
DOB: 14/10/1924
POB: Maryborough, Victoria
DOD: 25/11/2008
Height: 175cm
Weight: 81kg

Player History

Full Team History: Richmond
Total Matches (Goals): 185 (29)
VFL/AFL Team History: Richmond (1942-1954)
VFL/AFL Matches (Goals): 185 (29)

Player Accolades

VFL/AFL Debutant: 410th player to debut for Richmond in the VFL/AFL
VFL/AFL Matches Played: 185 matches played for Richmond in the VFL/AFL (1942-1954), with 2 as captain
VFL/AFL Premierships: 1943 premiership won with Richmond in the VFL/AFL
Sporting Life Team Of The Year: 1947

Season Chart

This chart is based on available data and may not reflect the true tallies of matches played.

Relatives Details

Grandparents

  • William Edward Watson (b. 1864, d. 1942) - maternal grandfather
  • Elizabeth Thorn Watson (née Thompson) (b. 1864, d. 1957) - maternal grandmother

Parents

  • James Thomas Oppy (b. 1893, d. 1935) - father
  • Doris Edna Oppy (née Watson) (b. 1895, d. 1967) - mother

Siblings

Children

Distant (Blood Relatives)

  • Anne Thompson (née Gardiner) (b. 1839, d. 1891) - 3rd degree
  • James Thompson (b. 1828, d. 1897) - 3rd degree
  • Mary James Reynolds (née Thompson) (b. 1885, d. 1941) - 4th degree
  • Richard Sylvannus Reynolds (b. 1915, d. 2002) - 5th degree
  • Thomas Partridge Reynolds (b. 1917, d. 2002) - 5th degree