Ray Martini (born 14 July 1930) is a former
Australian rules football
Australian football, also called Australian rules football or Aussie rules, or more simply football or footy, is a contact sport played between two teams of 18 players on an oval field, often a modified cricket ground. Points are scored by k ...
er who played with
Carlton
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and
Essendon Essendon may refer to:
Australia
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in the
Victorian Football League (VFL).
Family
Although there are suggestions that this "Martini" is the son of the former Geelong footballer,
Percy Martini, the fact that Percy Martin's wife, May Victoria Martin (1887–1928), née Machar, died some two years before Ray Martini's birth, and that there's no record of Percy Martin ever remarrying (or, in contrast, being the father of an extra-marital child) seems to indicate that there's no substance to these claims.
Football
Williamstown (VFA)
He played with Williamstown for two seasons: 1954 and 1955
V.F.A. Teams Named: Wil'stown v. M'abbin, ''The Argus'', (Friday, 20 May 1955), p.25.
/ref> totalling 10 senior games and kicking 6 goals.
Notes
References
* Holmesby, Russell & Main, Jim (2009), ''The Encyclopedia of AFL Footballers: every AFL/VFL player since 1897 (8th ed.)'', Seaford, Victoria: BAS Publishing.
* Maplestone, M., ''Flying Higher: History of the Essendon Football Club 1872–1996'', Essendon Football Club, (Melbourne), 1996.
Premiers tune up for League opening, ''The Age'', (Saturday, 8 April 1926), p.26.
External links
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Ray Martini's playing statistics
from The VFA Project
Ray Martini's profile
at Blueseum
1930 births
Essendon Football Club players
Carlton Football Club players
Williamstown Football Club players
Living people
Australian rules footballers from Victoria (state)
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