Tony Polinelli
{{Short description|Australian rules footballer}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=September 2015}}
{{Use Australian English|date=September 2015}}
{{Infobox AFL biography
| name = Tony Polinelli
| image =
| fullname = Anthony James Polinelli
| birth_date = {{birth date|1943|2|18|df=y}}
| birth_place =
| death_date =
| death_place =
| originalteam = Maryborough
| height = 170 cm
| weight = 75 kg
| position =
| statsend = 1971
| years1 = 1961–1971
| club1 = Geelong
| games_goals1 = 138 (63)
| careerhighlights =
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Anthony James Polinelli (born 18 February 1943) is a former Australian rules footballer who played with Geelong in the Victorian Football League (VFL) during the early 1960s.
Football
Polinelli started his career as a rover but developed into a dashing wingman.
On 6 July 1963 he was a member of the Geelong team that were comprehensively and unexpectedly beaten by Fitzroy, 9.13 (67) to 3.13 (31) in the 1963 Miracle Match. He was a reserve in Geelong's 1963 premiership side and only appeared on the field briefly during the last quarter.
It is said that he had a pipe which he would smoke during the half time of matches.{{cite web|url=http://australianfootball.com/players/player/tony%2Bpolinelli/9283| title=Tony Polinelli - Player Bio| publisher=Australian Football|accessdate=14 August 2015}}
He was shortlisted for the VFL/AFL Italian Team of the Century but didn't make the final cut.
Athletics
Geelong encouraged him to train with Arthur Edgerton, a specialist sprint coach based in Geelong. Under Edgerton's guidance Polinelli won the 1966 Bendigo Gift before finishing second to Wodonga's Bill Howard in the 1966 Stawell Gift.
See also
Notes
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References
- [https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=dBZVAAAAIBAJ&sjid=XZMDAAAAIBAJ&pg=5445%2C1419306 Stone, Peter (1966), "League Players top Gift hopes, The Age, (Saturday, 9 April 1966), p. 24.]
External links
- {{AFL Tables|ref=T/Tony_Polinelli.html}}
{{1963 Geelong premiership players}}
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Category:Australian rules footballers from Victoria (state)
Category:Geelong Football Club players
Category:Geelong Football Club premiership players
Category:Maryborough Football Club players
Category:VFL/AFL premiership players
Category:20th-century Australian sportsmen
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