Alan Martello

Alan Martello
Personal information
Date of birth	(1952-09-14) 14 September 1952
Original team(s)	St Mary's Church of England
Height/Weight	193cm / 100kg
Playing career¹
Years	Club	Games (Goals)
1970-1980 1981-1983 Total	Hawthorn Richmond	223 (164) 032 00(3) 255 (167)
¹ Playing statistics correct to the end of 1983 season.
Career highlights
Hawthorn Premiership Player 1971, 1976, 1978 Interstate Games:- 2 VFL/AFL Italian Team of the Century 2007

Alan Martello (born 14 September 1952) is a former Australian rules football player who played in the VFL between 1970 and 1980 for Hawthorn, and between 1981 and 1983 for Richmond. Martello was a tough Centre Half Forward and a prodigious kicker of the football. He 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.

References

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

External links

Alan Martello Stats

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

Hawthorn Football Club 1976/78 VFL premiers

1976: Hawthorn 13.22 (100) defeated North Melbourne 10.10 (70), at the Melbourne Cricket Ground 1978: Hawthorn 18.13 (121) defeated North Melbourne 15.13 (103), at the Melbourne Cricket Ground

2. Ablett 3. Matthews 6. Moncrieff 10. Polkinghorne 14. Martello 15. Moore 17. Tuck 23. Scott (c) 24. Knights 25. Hendrie 26. Eade 43. Murnane

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.

Club president	Frank Costa

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