Dick Reynolds

This is the player profile for Richard Sylvannus Reynolds (a.k.a. Dick Reynolds), born in Moonee Ponds, Victoria in 1915. He played for Essendon in the VFL/AFL, winning four premierships with Essendon (1942, 1946, 1949, 1950). He also represented Victoria at national football carnivals / championships. Reynolds also coached Essendon and West Torrens.

Player Details

Name: Richard Reynolds
Full Name: Richard Sylvannus Reynolds
Alias: Dick Reynolds
DOB: 20/06/1915
POB: Moonee Ponds, Victoria
DOD: 02/09/2002
Height: 179cm
Weight: 82kg

Player History

  • VFL/AFL History: (1933-1951) - 320 matches, 442 goals
  • Football Carnival / Championship Representative History:

Player Accolades

  • VFL/AFL Accolades:
    • Essendon (1933-1951)
      • 320 matches played for Essendon in the VFL/AFL, with 223 as captain
      • 1942 (c), 1946 (c), 1949 (c), 1950 (c) premierships won with Essendon in the VFL/AFL
      • Team captain for Essendon (1941) in the VFL/AFL
  • Football Carnival / Championship Representative Accolades:
    • Victoria (1937)
      • 2 matches played for Victoria in football carnivals / championships

Season History

Season Premiership Team Matches Goals Rounds
1933 VFL Season Essendon 15 6 R01-05, R09-18
1934 VFL Season Essendon 16 14 R01-04, R07-18
1935 VFL Season Essendon 16 10 R01-08, R11-18
1936 VFL Season Essendon 17 7 R01-13, R15-18
1937 VFL Season Essendon 15 22 R01-02, R05-15, R17-18
1938 VFL Season Essendon 17 44 R01-10, R12-18
1939 VFL Season Essendon 15 40 R01-08, R12-18
1940 VFL Season Essendon 17 21 R01-02, R05-07, R09-18, SF, PF
1941 VFL Season Essendon 20 36 R01-10, R12-18, SF, PF, GF
1942 VFL Season Essendon 17 27 R01-06, R08-09, R11-16, SF, PF, GF
1943 VFL Season Essendon 17 31 R01-08, R10-11, Q01-05, SF, GF
1944 VFL Season Essendon 13 23 R08-18, SF, PF
1945 VFL Season Essendon 19 26 R01-11, R13-20
1946 VFL Season Essendon 21 33 R01-13, R15-19, SF, SR, GF
1947 VFL Season Essendon 22 28 R01-19, SF, PF, GF
1948 VFL Season Essendon 22 25 R01-19, SF, GF, GR
1949 VFL Season Essendon 20 23 R01-06, R08-11, R13-19, SF, PF, GF
1950 VFL Season Essendon 20 26 R01-18, SF, GF
1951 VFL Season Essendon 1 0 GF

Captain History

The season history for match day captaincy.

Season Premiership Team Matches Rounds
1939 VFL Season Essendon 15 R01-08, R12-18
1940 VFL Season Essendon 17 R01-02, R05-07, R09-18, SF, PF
1941 VFL Season Essendon 20 R01-10, R12-18, SF, PF, GF
1942 VFL Season Essendon 17 R01-06, R08-09, R11-16, SF, PF, GF
1943 VFL Season Essendon 17 R01-08, R10-11, Q01-05, SF, GF
1944 VFL Season Essendon 13 R08-18, SF, PF
1945 VFL Season Essendon 19 R01-11, R13-20
1946 VFL Season Essendon 21 R01-13, R15-19, SF, SR, GF
1947 VFL Season Essendon 22 R01-19, SF, PF, GF
1948 VFL Season Essendon 22 R01-19, SF, GF, GR
1949 VFL Season Essendon 20 R01-06, R08-11, R13-19, SF, PF, GF
1950 VFL Season Essendon 20 R01-18, SF, GF

Leadership History

The season history for team leadership positions.

Season Premiership Team Position Matches Rounds
1941 VFL Season Essendon Captain 21 R01-18, SF, PF, GF

Relatives Details

Grandparents

  • James Thompson (b. 1828, d. 10/11/1897) - maternal grandfather
  • Anne Thompson (née Gardiner) (b. 16/06/1839, d. 13/05/1891) - maternal grandmother

Parents

  • William Meader Reynolds (b. 1886, d. 10/06/1940) - father
  • Mary James Reynolds (née Thompson) (b. 1885, d. 1941) - mother

Siblings

Other (Blood Relatives)

  • Doris Edna Oppy (née Watson) (b. 1895, d. 04/12/1967) - maternal cousin
  • Elizabeth Thorn Watson (née Thompson) (b. 1864, d. 1957) - maternal aunt

Distant (Blood Relatives)