Cecil Pettiona

Cecil Pettiona
Personal information
Full name	Cecil William Pettiona
Date of birth	7 March 1906
Date of death	26 April 1987 (aged 81)
Height/Weight	173 cm / 73 kg
Playing career^1
Years	Club	Games (Goals)
1927-1934 1936-1937 1938 1939-1941 1945	South Melbourne North Hobart Lefroy North Launceston New Town	78 (15) ? (?) ? (?) ? (?) ? (?)
^1 Playing statistics correct to end of 1945 season.

Cecil William Pettiona (7 March 1906 – 26 April 1987) was an Australian rules footballer who played with South Melbourne in the Victorian Football League (VFL).

Pettiona, the son of a Sardinian migrant, was recruited locally.^[1] He played as a half forward flanker and wingman.^[2] Over the course of eight seasons, Pettiona appeared in 78 games for South Melbourne.^[3] Injury kept him out of South Melbourne's 1933 premiership team. Pettiona spent the next part of his career in Tasmania. He was playing coach of the North Hobart side which won both the TANFL premiership and Tasmanian State Premiership in 1936.^[4] He led them to the grand final again in 1937, but on this occasion they were defeated by Lefroy, the club he would play for the following year. In 1939 he went to North Launceston as playing coach, where he remained for three seasons. He next coached Long Beach, before joining New Town in 1945, as captain-coach.^[5] His nephew, Charlie Pettiona, also played for South Melbourne.

References

1. "Italian Team of the Century- Cecil Pettiona". The Footy Almanac.
2. Holmesby, Russell & Main, Jim (2007). The Encyclopedia Of AFL Footballers. BAS Publishing. ISBN 9781920910785.
3. AFL Tables: Cecil Pettiona
4. "Coaches". North Hobart Football Club.
5. The Mercury,"Pettiona Makes Comeback", 15 August 1953, p. 31