Ron Reeves

For the gridiron football player, see Ron Reeves (gridiron football).

Ron Reeves
Personal information
Date of birth	(1938-12-06)6 December 1938
Original team(s)	East Melbourne YCW
Debut	Round 18, 1957, Collingwood vs. St Kilda, at Junction Oval
Height / weight	175 cm / 76 kg
Playing career¹
Years	Club	Games (Goals)
1957–1965	Collingwood	122 (2)
¹ Playing statistics correct to the end of 1965.

Ronald 'Ron' Reeves (born 6 December 1938) is a former Australian rules footballer who played for Collingwood in the VFL during the late 1950s and early 1960s.

Reeves was a back pocket specialist, recruited from East Melbourne. He played for Collingwood's Under-19s before breaking into the seniors and in 1958 became a regular in their defense. That year he was a member of their premiership side and also played in the club's losing Grand Finals of 1960 and 1964.

References

Ron Reeves's statistics from AFL Tables
Holmesby, Russell and Main, Jim (2007). The Encyclopedia of AFL Footballers. 7th ed. Melbourne: Bas Publishing.

Collingwood Football Club 1958 VFL premiers

Collingwood 12.10 (82) defeated Melbourne 9.10 (64), at the Melbourne Cricket Ground

1. Weideman (c) 2. Lucas 3. Harrison 4. Henderson 5. Brewer 6. Smale 7. Beers 8. Fellowes 9. Turner 11. Bennett 12. Greve 13. Gabelich 14. Serong 15. Rose 16. Merrett 17. Reeves 20. Sullivan 22. Gray 23. Twomey 24. Delanty

Coach: Kyne

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