You are here : >Home>News>Len Reed Memorial Len Reed Memorial Leonard Alfred Reed - 11th June 1936 - 5th September 2003 On a Saturday morning, at any time between March and September at Toorak Park, or some small shed on another suburban ground, he would be there throwing jumpers to players, collecting valuables or trying to find some gear for a newcomer. His next job was to make sense of the teamsheet and collect appropriate signatures. Watch the match, keep the time for the coach, and bring out the oranges at threee-quarter time. After the match, collect the jumpers, congratulate the players for a good game (for those who deserved it) and join in any winning celebrations. After returning the valuables, the jumpers were bagged and taken to the laundry, then maybe a beer or two before heading home. Wednesday night, back for training, helping out in the canteen, getting the names of those selected for the following Saturday, and between then and the match collect the clean jumpers, sort them out, and once again it was Saturday. Len did alot of other things as well, to start with he was on the committee of the Prahran Football Club, a life member, and an enthusiastic supporter. But football wasn't all his life. Born in Prahran, and spending much of his early life in Richmond, he became a plumber by trade, eventually having his own business. He married Kaye in 1965 and they have two sons, Michael and Brett. As his sons grew up in typical fashion, Len got involved in their progress such as helping to start the Wattletree Road Kindergarten, being on the council of the Malvern Primary School, and helping to rebuild the Malvern Scout Hall. His interests in sport went way beyond his support for the Prahran Football Club and later the Southbank Football Club. There was the Malvern Lacrosse Club, the Koonung Polocrosse Club being a prime organiser in getting it started, adn the Malvern Cricket Club where son Michael played. He also enjoyed watching thoroughbred horse racing with occasional visits to Stony Creek and Hanging Rock. Recently he expanded his interest further by working once a week as a volunteer for the Royal Flying Doctor Service at its Melbourne headquarters in St. Kilda Road. Len's association with Prahran began around about 1980 as a supporter, player sponsor and a helping hand for any job. In 1991 he became reserves team manager and continued in that role until 1993 when Prahran could no longer field a team. In 1994 he became seniors team manager at Southbank, and continued in that role until 2002, adn then this year he stepped back a bit and looked after the reserves. In 1999 he was honoured with Prahran Best Clubman award, and in 2001 was made a life member of the Prahran Football Club. Len was a committee member of both the Southbank and Prahran Football Clubs. Len gave a lot of time and effort to a lot or organisations. He had a great sense of humour and he did not complain. He liked getting involved, just stand next to him at the football, he had his own ideas of what the players should be doing and how they should do it, and his favourite description was "you goose" for any Prahran player who made a mistake. He also stood up for the players and the coach, anything he had to say was to their face. A true gentleman, a very valuable club member in many, many varied ways, and a great mate that will be missed.