Percy Francis Joseph Martini (4 June 1888 – 1 July 1961) was an Australian rules footballer who played for

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in the

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(VFL).

Family

He married May Victoria Machar (1887–1928) in 1913.Deaths: Martini, ''The Age'', (Friday, 29 November 1929), p.1.
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Football

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, 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

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, and Martini played with

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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

References

* Hogan P: ''The Tigers of Old'', Richmond FC, Melbourne 1996

External links

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Percy Martini
at ''Boyles Football Photos'' 1888 births 1961 deaths Australian rules footballers from Melbourne Australian Rules footballers: place kick exponents Geelong Football Club players Richmond Football Club players VFL Leading Goalkicker Medal winners People from Hawthorn, Victoria {{AFL-bio-1888-stub