For faster navigation, this Iframe is preloading the Wikiwand page for Percy Martini.

Percy Martini

Percy Martini
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(1961-07-01) (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 010 0(22)
1917–1920 Geelong 046 0(71)
Total 159 (355)
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1920.
Career highlights
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com

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).

Family

[edit]

He married May Victoria Machar (1887–1928) in 1913.[2]

Football

[edit]

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

[edit]
  1. ^ "Percy Martini - Player Bio". Australian Football. Retrieved 27 December 2014.
  2. ^ Deaths: Martini, The Age, (Friday, 29 November 1929), p.1.

References

[edit]
  • Hogan P: The Tigers of Old, Richmond FC, Melbourne 1996
[edit]
{{bottomLinkPreText}} {{bottomLinkText}}
Percy Martini
Listen to this article

This browser is not supported by Wikiwand :(
Wikiwand requires a browser with modern capabilities in order to provide you with the best reading experience.
Please download and use one of the following browsers:

This article was just edited, click to reload
This article has been deleted on Wikipedia (Why?)

Back to homepage

Please click Add in the dialog above
Please click Allow in the top-left corner,
then click Install Now in the dialog
Please click Open in the download dialog,
then click Install
Please click the "Downloads" icon in the Safari toolbar, open the first download in the list,
then click Install
{{::$root.activation.text}}

Install Wikiwand

Install on Chrome Install on Firefox
Don't forget to rate us

Tell your friends about Wikiwand!

Gmail Facebook Twitter Link

Enjoying Wikiwand?

Tell your friends and spread the love:
Share on Gmail Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Share on Buffer

Our magic isn't perfect

You can help our automatic cover photo selection by reporting an unsuitable photo.

This photo is visually disturbing This photo is not a good choice

Thank you for helping!


Your input will affect cover photo selection, along with input from other users.

X

Get ready for Wikiwand 2.0 🎉! the new version arrives on September 1st! Don't want to wait?