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Australian rules footballer

Alan Martello
Personal information
Date of birth	(1952-09-14) 14 September 1952 (age 72)
Original team(s)	St Mary's Church of England
Height	193 cm (6 ft 4 in)
Weight	100 kg (220 lb)
Playing career
Years	Club	Games (Goals)
1970–1980	Hawthorn	223 (164)
1981–1983	Richmond	032 00(3)
Total		255 (167)
Playing statistics correct to the end of 1983.
Career highlights
3× VFL Premiership player: 1971, 1976, 1978 VFL/AFL Italian Team of the Century
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com

Alan Martello (born 14 September 1952) is a former Australian rules footballer who played for the Hawthorn Football Club and Richmond Football Club in the Victorian Football League (VFL).

Martello was Hawthorn's regular centre half-forward for much of the 1970s and a prodigious kicker of the football, Martello was the youngest man ever to reach 200 games. Martello left Hawthorn in 1980 after a bitter dispute and played in a losing Grand Final for Richmond in 1982.

Following his playing career he had a long broadcasting career with 3AW as a commentator on the station's AFL coverage.

Honours and achievements

Hawthorn

3× VFL premiership player: 1971, 1976, 1978
2× Minor premiership: 1971, 1975

Richmond

Minor premiership: 1982

Individual

Hawthorn life member
VFL/AFL Italian Team of the Century

References

Grant, Trevor (19 March 1982). "Tigers put faith in 'old' blood". The Age. No. 39, 569. p. 32.

Bibliography

Hogan P: The Tigers Of Old, Richmond FC, Melbourne 1996

External links

Alan Martello's playing statistics from AFL Tables
Alan Martello at AustralianFootball.com

v t e Hawthorn Football Club 1971 VFL premiers
Hawthorn 12.10 (82) defeated St Kilda 11.9 (75), at the Melbourne Cricket Ground
2. Keddie 4. Beck 5. Crimmins 8. Heath 9. Porter 10. Wilson 12. Day 13. Rice 14. Martello 15. Moore 16. Bussell 18. Hawken 20. Bremner 23. Scott 26. Hudson 27. Parkin (c) 30. Meagher 32. Matthews 33. Angus 34. Stevenson
Coach: Kennedy

v t e Hawthorn Football Club 1976 VFL premiers
Hawthorn 13.22 (100) defeated North Melbourne 10.10 (70), at the Melbourne Cricket Ground
2. Ablett 3. L. Matthews 4. K. Matthews 6. Moncrieff 8. O'Halloran 10. Polkinghorne 11. Douge 13. Rice 14. Martello 15. Moore 17. Tuck 19. Goad 20. Bremner 22. Rowlings 23. Scott (c) 24. Knights 25. Hendrie 26. Eade 31. Jones 43. Murnane
Coach: Kennedy

v t e Hawthorn Football Club 1978 VFL premiers
Hawthorn 18.13 (121) defeated North Melbourne 15.13 (103), at the Melbourne Cricket Ground
1. Goss 2. Ablett 3. Matthews 6. Moncrieff 9. DiPierdomenico 10. Polkinghorne 14. Martello 15. Moore 16. Wallace 17. Tuck 20. McCarthy 23. Scott (c) 24. Knights 25. Hendrie 26. Eade 27. De Wolde 42. Paton 43. Murnane 45. Walter 47. Russo
Coach: Parkin

v t e Australian Football League • Italian Team of the Century
Full-back	Frank Curcio Stephen Silvagni Len Incigneri
Half-back	Alec Epis Anthony Koutoufides John Kennedy Jr.
Centre	Robert DiPierdomenico Ian Stewart Peter Matera
Half-forward	Peter Riccardi Alan Martello Mark Mercuri
Full-forward	Phillip Matera Saverio Rocca Brendan Fevola
Ruck	Steve Alessio Mark Ricciuto (c) Peter Pianto
Interchange	Sergio Silvagni Tony Liberatore Scott Camporeale Joe Misiti
Coach	Ron Barassi Jr.
President	Frank Costa

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