Mick Rea
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Michael 'Mick' Rea is a former Australian rules football
er who played for Melbourne
in the Victorian Football League
(VFL) and Perth
in the West Australian Football League
(WAFL).
Recruited from Edithvale-Aspendale, Rea made three appearances with Melbourne late in the 1978 VFL season
, all of which they lost. He wasn't kept on Melbourne's list the following year and he joined Perth
, with whom he would be a prolific forward. On six occasions throughout the 1980s, Rea topped the goal-kicking at Perth and he won two Bernie Naylor Medal
s as the WAFL's leading goal-kicker. He won the first in 1985 when he kicked exactly 100 goals and he backed it up in 1986 with 90 goals to again top the league.
Australian rules football
Australian rules football, officially known as Australian football, also called football, Aussie rules or footy is a sport played between two teams of 22 players on either...
er who played for Melbourne
Melbourne Football Club
The Melbourne Football Club, nicknamed The Demons, is an Australian rules football club playing in the Australian Football League , based in Melbourne, Victoria....
in the Victorian Football League
Australian Football League
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(VFL) and Perth
Perth Football Club
The Perth Football Club, nicknamed the Demons, is an Australian rules football club playing in the West Australian Football League . The club plays its matches at Lathlain Park.-History:...
in the West Australian Football League
West Australian Football League
The West Australian Football League is an Australian rules football league based in Perth, Western Australia. The WAFL is the second-most popular in the state, behind the nation-wide Australian Football League...
(WAFL).
Recruited from Edithvale-Aspendale, Rea made three appearances with Melbourne late in the 1978 VFL season
1978 VFL season
Results and statistics for the Victorian Football League season of 1978.-Grand final:Hawthorn defeated North Melbourne 18.13 to 15.13 , in front of a crowd of 101704 people...
, all of which they lost. He wasn't kept on Melbourne's list the following year and he joined Perth
Perth Football Club
The Perth Football Club, nicknamed the Demons, is an Australian rules football club playing in the West Australian Football League . The club plays its matches at Lathlain Park.-History:...
, with whom he would be a prolific forward. On six occasions throughout the 1980s, Rea topped the goal-kicking at Perth and he won two Bernie Naylor Medal
Bernie Naylor Medal
The Bernie Naylor Medal is an Australian rules football award which is given to the leading goalkicker at the end of each home and away season in the West Australian Football League. It is named after South Fremantle full-forward Bernie Naylor...
s as the WAFL's leading goal-kicker. He won the first in 1985 when he kicked exactly 100 goals and he backed it up in 1986 with 90 goals to again top the league.