Roosters legend âBunnyâ Reilly passes away
The Sydney Roosters are mourning the loss of one of their greatest players following the death of Barry âBunnyâ Reilly.
Rugby League
by Dean Ritchie
Eastern Suburbs legend, Barry 'Bunny' Reilly, has died aged 73.
Reilly had been unwell and was receiving daily medical treatment before he passed away on Thursday night.
Reilly, nicknamed The Axe, played 195 first grade games for the Roosters, winning premierships in the club's famous 1974 and 1975 grand final sides.
He played with Easts between 1967 and 1971 before a year away at Cronulla before returning to Bondi. A Paddington Colt, Reilly was named in the Roosters Team of the Century in 2000.