Alan Martello

Alan Martello
Personal information
Date of birth14 September 1952
Original teamSt Mary's Church of England
Height/Weight193cm / 100kg
Playing career1
YearsClubGames (Goals)
1970-1980
1981-1983
Total
Hawthorn
Richmond
223 (164)
32 (3)
255 (167)
1 Playing statistics correct to 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.

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