Val Marchesi

Val Marchesi
Personal information
Full nameAubrey Valentine Marchesi
Date of birth6 March 1900
Date of death19 January 1970 (aged 69)
Original teamSouth Bendigo
Height/Weight178 cm / 83 kg
Playing career1
YearsClubGames (Goals)
1922
1923-1924
Total		Geelong
Essendon		15 (4)
8 (0)
23 (4)
1 Playing statistics correct to end of 1924 season.

Aubrey Valentine "Val" Marchesi (6 March 1900 - 19 January 1970) was an Australian rules footballer who played with Geelong and Essendon in the Victorian Football League (VFL).

Career

Marchesi came to Geelong from Bendigo in 1922 and impressed during training.[1] The Geelong Advertiser compared him to Collingwood's Bill Twomey, for his dash and ground work.[1] He made 15 appearances for Geelong in the 1922 VFL season.[2]

It would be his only season at Geelong, he crossed to Essendon in 1923 and played seven league games that year, including the club's semi final loss to South Melbourne at the Melbourne Cricket Ground.[2][3] In 1924 he appeared only in round two, a draw against Carlton.[2]

Marchesi, a half-forward, joined North Melbourne's training list in 1925.[4][5]

In 1926 he played seconds football with Carlton and was a member of their premiership team.[6][7]

Marchesi next played in the Victorian Football Association (VFA), first with Coburg in 1927, before he joined Port Melbourne the following season.[8][9]

Family

Marchesi's father, Coszen Marchesi, was an immigrant from northern Italy, who came to Australia in 1884.[10][11]

Two of his sons played in the VFL for North Melbourne.[4] Elder son Gerald Marchesi captained the club in 1954, his final season. The following year, Gerald's brother Peter Marchesi played all three of his league games.[12]

His surname is pronounced "Markayzee".[1]

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 "The Seniors.". Geelong Advertiser (Vic.: National Library of Australia). 10 April 1922. p. 2. Retrieved 11 February 2015.
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 "Val Marchesi - Games Played". AFL Tables. Retrieved 11 February 2015.
  3. ↑ "Football.". The Argus (Melbourne, Vic.: National Library of Australia). 1 October 1923. p. 12. Retrieved 11 February 2015.
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 "Past Player Profiles - M". essendonfc.com.au. Retrieved 11 February 2015.
  5. ↑ "Notes from the Clubs.". The Argus (Melbourne, Vic.: National Library of Australia). 27 April 1925. p. 5. Retrieved 11 February 2015.
  6. ↑ "1926 Reserves". Blueseum.org. Retrieved 11 February 2015.
  7. ↑ "Football.". The Argus (Melbourne, Vic.: National Library of Australia). 11 October 1926. p. 8. Retrieved 11 February 2015.
  8. ↑ "To-Day's Match.". Record (Emerald Hill) (Vic.: National Library of Australia). 28 April 1928. p. 2. Retrieved 11 February 2015.
  9. ↑ "Football.". The Argus (Melbourne, Vic.: National Library of Australia). 4 May 1928. p. 6. Retrieved 11 February 2015.
  10. ↑ "Coszen Marchesi". lestertmarchesi.com. Retrieved 11 February 2015.
  11. ↑ "Player Details". Italian Team of the Century. Retrieved 11 February 2015.
  12. ↑ Holmesby, Russell & Main, Jim (2007). The Encyclopedia Of AFL Footballers. BAS Publishing. ISBN 9781920910785.

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