Lou Sleeth

Louis David Sleeth (26 February 1916 – 29 November 1990) was an Australian rules footballer who played with Richmond in the Victorian Football League (VFL).

Family
The son of Charles Alfred Sleeth (1883–1923), and Johanna "Annie" Sleeth (1887-1966), née Ring, Louis David Sleeth was born at Lilydale, Victoria on 26 February 1916.

He married Dalila Mary "Dolly" Garton (1920-2004) in 1947.

Box Hill (ESFL)
He played in 160 games over 20 seasons 1929-1934, 1936, 1939, 1941-1948  for the Box Hill Football Club in the Eastern Suburbs Football League.

East Burwood (FL)
He played for the East Burwood Football Club in the Federal Football League in 1935.

Richmond (VFL)
A left-footed half-forward flanker, Sleeth was cleared from Box Hill to Richmond on 21 April 1937. He played for two seasons (1937 and 1938), and played in 20 First XVIII matches, scoring 22 goals, and in 14 Second XVIII matches, scoring 23 goals.

7 August 1937
On 7 August 1937, as a member of the greatly weakened Richmond side that played against Essendon, at the Punt Road Ground Percy Bentley, Jack Dyer, and Dick Harris were absent interstate with the VFL, and George Smeaton and Billy Wells were both injured   Sleeth, best on the ground, kicked six of Richmond's 13 goals (including the winning goal), in an unexpected two point victory.

1937 Best First-Year Players
In September 1937, The Argus selected Sleeth in its team of 1937's first-year players.

Preston (VFA)
Cleared from Box Hill to Preston on 17 April 1940. He played in 14 games and scored 30 goals in the 1940 season.