Percy Martini
Percy Francis Joseph Martini (4 June 1888 – 1 July 1961)[1] was an Australian rules footballer who played for Geelong in the Victorian Football League (VFL).
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 Martini in 1910 | |||
| Personal information | |||
| Full name | Percy Francis Joseph Martini | ||
| Date of birth | 4 June 1888 | ||
| Place of birth | Hawthorn, Victoria | ||
| Date of death | 1 July 1961 (aged 73) | ||
| Place of death | East Geelong, Victoria | ||
| Original team(s) | Marylebone | ||
| Height | 183 cm (6 ft 0 in) | ||
| Weight | 85 kg (187 lb) | ||
| Playing career1 | |||
| Years | Club | Games (Goals) | |
| 1909–1915 | Geelong | 103 (262) | |
| 1916 | Richmond | 10 (22) | |
| 1917–1920 | Geelong | 46 (71) | |
| Total | 159 (355) | ||
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1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1920. | |||
| Career highlights | |||
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| Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com | |||
Family
He married May Victoria Machar (1887–1928) in 1913.[2]
Football
A full-forward, from 1909 until 1919 he was Geelong's leading goalkicker in every season except 1915. In 1916, the club did not take part in the competition due to the war, and Martini played with Richmond for the season and topped their goalkicking.
With 51 goals in 1910, he became the first Geelong player to kick over 50 goals in a season, and it was the biggest tally in the league for the year, posthumously earning a Leading Goalkicker Medal for his efforts. When he retired in 1920 he had managed to kick 333 goals for Geelong which at the time was a club record.
Footnotes
- "Percy Martini - Player Bio". Australian Football. Retrieved 27 December 2014.
- Deaths: Martini, The Age, (Friday, 29 November 1929), p.1.
References
- Hogan P: The Tigers of Old, Richmond FC, Melbourne 1996
External links
- Percy Martini's playing statistics from AFL Tables
- Percy Martini, at Boyles Football Photos