 The son of James Thomas Oppy (1893-1935) and Doris Edna Oppy, née Watson (1895-1967), William Maxwell Oppy, known as "Max", was born on 14 October 1924.He was the cousin of Dick Reynolds, Tom Reynolds, and murdered lawyer Keith William Allan.Oppy, who was recruited from Kew, started his career as a rover at Richmond and played in their 1943 premiership side.