Reefton Spicer

Reefton Spicer
Reefton Spicer
Personal information
Full name	Reefton Harry Adolphus Spicer
Date of birth	17 July 1898
Place of birth	South Yarra, Victoria
Date of death	22 April 1978 (aged 79)
Place of death	Brighton, Victoria
Original team(s)	Richmond Districts
Playing career1
Years	Club
1917–18	Richmond
	1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1918.
	Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com

Reefton Harry Adolphus Spicer (17 July 1898 – 22 April 1978) was an Australian rules footballer who played with Richmond in the Victorian Football League (VFL).^[1]

Family

The son of Ernest Edward Spicer (1877-1936),^[2] and Adelina Ann Elizabeth Spicer (1877-1943), née Bailhache,^[3]^[4] Reefton Harry Adolphus Spicer, known as "Harry", was born at South Yarra, Victoria on 17 July 1898.^[5]

He married Doris Annie O'Brien (1900-1974) in 1925.

Football

Richmond (VFL)

Recruited from Richmond Districts, he played on the wing and in the back-pocket for the Richmond Football Club — in one senior game in 1917, and in two senior games in 1918.^[6]

Brunswick (VFA)

Cleared from Richmond,^[7] he played one senior game for the Brunswick Football Club in 1919.

Williamstown (VFA)

He played four senior games for the Williamstown Football Club in 1920.

Death

He died at Brighton, Victoria on 22 April 1978.^[8]

Footnotes

^ Holmesby & Main (2014), p.839.
^ Deaths: Spicer, The Age, (Tuesday, 11 August 1936), p.1.
^ Marriages: Spicer—Bailhache, The Age(Saturday, 26 November 1898), p.5: married at South Yarra on 31 August 1897.
^ Deaths: Spicer, The Argus, (Thursday, 3 June 1943), p.2.
^ He was named "Reefton" after his father's birthplace: his father was born at Reefton, in New Zealand, in 1877.
^ Hogan (1996), p.215.
^ Football, The Age, (Friday, 2 May 1919), p.9.
^ Deaths: "Spicer, Harry", The Age, (Monday, 24 April 1978), p.22.

References

Holmesby, Russell; Main, Jim (2014). The Encyclopedia of AFL Footballers: every AFL/VFL player since 1897 (10th ed.). Seaford, Victoria: BAS Publishing. ISBN 978-1-921496-32-5.
Hogan P: The Tigers Of Old, Richmond FC, (Melbourne), 1996. ISBN 0-646-18748-1

External links

Reefton Spicer's playing statistics from AFL Tables
Reefton Spicer at AustralianFootball.com
Reefton Spicer, at The VFA Project.

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[1] Holmesby & Main (2014), p.839.

[2] Deaths: Spicer, The Age, (Tuesday, 11 August 1936), p.1.

[3] Marriages: Spicer—Bailhache, The Age(Saturday, 26 November 1898), p.5: married at South Yarra on 31 August 1897.

[4] Deaths: Spicer, The Argus, (Thursday, 3 June 1943), p.2.

[5] He was named "Reefton" after his father's birthplace: his father was born at Reefton, in New Zealand, in 1877.

[6] Hogan (1996), p.215.

[7] Football, The Age, (Friday, 2 May 1919), p.9.

[8] Deaths: "Spicer, Harry", The Age, (Monday, 24 April 1978), p.22.

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