Cyril Gambetta

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Cyril Gambetta
Personal information
Birth August 1, 1899,
Recruited from Hawthorn (VFA)
Height and weight 180 cm / 80 kg
Playing career¹
Debut 1922, St Kilda vs. , at
Team(s) St Kilda (1922-31)
  • 129 games, 75 goals
¹ Statistics to end of 1931 season
Career highlights

Cyril Gambetta (born August 1, 1899) was an Australian rules footballer who played with St Kilda in the VFL during the 1920s. Due to having suffered from polio as a child he had badly bowed legs which gave him an awkward running style.

Gambetta came to St Kilda from Hawthorn in the VFA where he played as a forward. At St Kilda he spent most of his time as a key position defender and was twice chosen to represent Victoria at interstate football. He won St Kilda's best and fairest in 1925 and finished equal 6th in the 1928 Brownlow Medal.

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